Rental Family (2025)
Comedy, Drama
An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.
Director: Hikari
Writers: Hikari, Stephen Blahut
The Cast
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vanderploeg
Takehiro Hira
Shinji
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Mia Kawasaki
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director
Shino Shinozaki
Hitomi Kawasaki
Yuji Komatsu
Neighbor Father
Ryoko Osada
Neighbor Wife
Gan Furukawa
Neighbor Old Man
Risa Kameda
Neighbor Girlfriend
Kana Kitty
Neighbor Business Woman
Yuma Sonan
Neighbor Boyfriend
Shohei Uno
Mr. Daitoh
Nanami Kawakami
Jun
Helen Sadler
Sonia
Bun Kimura
Kota Nakano
Misato Morita
Yoshie Ikeda
Kenta Kobashi
Video Game Character (uncredited)
Tamae Ando
Lola