Rental Family (2025)

Kernel Score: 87% · 533 ratings

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Released: 2025-11-20

Runtime: 110 minutes

Overview

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

Cast

• Brendan Fraser as Phillip Vanderploeg
• Takehiro Hira as Shinji Tada
• Mari Yamamoto as Aiko Nakajima
• Shannon Mahina Gorman as Mia Kawasaki
• Akira Emoto as Kikuo Hasegawa
• Paolo Andrea Di Pietro as Handsome Actor
• Helen Sadler as Sonia
• Shinji Ozeki as Casting Director
• Bun Kimura as Kota Nakano
• Tamae Ando as Lola