Rental Family
movie

Happiness tailored to you!
Released November 20, 2025
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.
Cast

Brendan Fraser
as
Phillip Vandarpleog

Takehiro Hira
as
Shinji

Mari Yamamoto
as
Aiko
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Shannon Mahina Gorman
as
Mia Kawasaki

Akira Emoto
as
Kikuo Hasegawa

Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
as
Handsome Actor
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Shinji Ozeki
as
Casting Director
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Yuji Komatsu
as
Neighbor Father
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Ryoko Osada
as
Neighbor Wife

Gan Furukawa
as
Neighbor Old Man
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Risa Kameda
as
Neighbor Girlfriend
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Kana Kitty
as
Neighbor Business Woman
Crew

HIKARI
as
Director

HIKARI
as
Writer
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Stephen Blahut
as
Writer

HIKARI
as
Producer
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Shin Yamaguchi
as
Producer
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Eddie Vaisman
as
Producer
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Julia Lebedev
as
Producer
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Stephen Blahut
as
Executive Producer
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Tomo Koizumi
as
Executive Producer
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Alan Baumgarten
as
Editor
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Thomas A. Krueger
as
Editor
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Kei Kawamura
as
Casting