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  • Rental Family (2025)
  • PG-13
    103 min | Comedy, Drama
Rental Family (2025)
PG-13
103 min | Comedy, Drama

An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.
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Director
Writers
Hikari (screenplay by) | Stephen Blahut (screenplay by)
Producers
Hikari (produced by) (p.g.a.) | Julia Lebedev (produced by) (p.g.a.) | Eddie Vaisman (produced by) (p.g.a.) | Shin Yamaguchi (produced by) (p.g.a.)
Cinematographer
Takuro Ishizaka (as Takurô Ishizaka)
Production Design
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 6, 2025

Release date
Nov 21, 2025 (United States)

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Cast

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58 cast members
Name Known for
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vandarpleog Phillip Vandarpleog   See fewer
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor Handsome Actor   See fewer
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director Casting Director   See fewer
Takao Kin
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
Risa Kameda
Neighbor Girlfriend Neighbor Girlfriend   See fewer
Yuma Sonan
Neighbor Boyfriend Neighbor Boyfriend   See fewer
Kana Kitty
Neighbor Business Woman Neighbor Business Woman   See fewer
Gan Furukawa
Neighbor Old Man Neighbor Old Man   See fewer
Yuji Komatsu
Neighbor Father Neighbor Father   See fewer
Ryôko Osada
Neighbor Wife (as Ryoko Osada) Neighbor Wife (as Ryoko Osada)   See fewer
Kaoru Mizuki
Funeral Home Receptionist Funeral Home Receptionist   See fewer
Takehiro Hira
Shinji Tada Shinji Tada   See fewer
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko Nakajima Aiko Nakajima   See fewer
Shôhei Uno
Mr. Daitoh (as Shohei Uno) Mr. Daitoh (as Shohei Uno)   See fewer
Sonoe Mizoguchi
Daitoh's Mother Daitoh's Mother   See fewer
Keiji Yamashita
Daitoh's Father Daitoh's Father   See fewer
Kimura Bun
Kota Nakano (as Bun Kimura) Kota Nakano (as Bun Kimura)   See fewer
Yuki Kimura
Toothpaste Commercial Mother Toothpaste Commercial Mother   See fewer
Tsutomu Osabe
Toothpaste Commercial Father Toothpaste Commercial Father   See fewer
Rei Yukinaga
Toothpaste Commercial Son Toothpaste Commercial Son   See fewer
Shiho Asami
Toothpaste Commercial Daughter Toothpaste Commercial Daughter   See fewer
Seiga
Cavitx Cavitx   See fewer
Kazue Oda
Toothpaste Commercial Grandma Toothpaste Commercial Grandma   See fewer
Misato Morita
Yoshie Ikeda Yoshie Ikeda   See fewer
Daikichi Sugawara
Hideo Ikeda Hideo Ikeda   See fewer
Hideko Hara
Keiko Ikeda Keiko Ikeda   See fewer
Nanami Kawakami
Yoshie's Wife, Jun Yoshie's Wife, Jun   See fewer
Tamae Andô
Lola (as Tamae Ando) Lola (as Tamae Ando)   See fewer
Kan Kobayashi
Ramen Master Ramen Master   See fewer
Yuka Itaya
Tada's Fake Wife Tada's Fake Wife   See fewer
Hinata Kaizu
Tada's Fake Son Tada's Fake Son   See fewer
Shino Shinozaki
Hitomi Kawasaki Hitomi Kawasaki   See fewer
Shannon Gorman
Mia Kawasaki (as Shannon Mahina Gorman) Mia Kawasaki (as Shannon Mahina Gorman)   See fewer
Masayuki Shida
Humiliated Corporate Executive Humiliated Corporate Executive   See fewer
Masayo Umezawa
Mrs. Ogawa Mrs. Ogawa   See fewer
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa Kikuo Hasegawa   See fewer
Sei Matobu
Masami Hasegawa Masami Hasegawa   See fewer
Giiko
Elementary School Teacher Elementary School Teacher   See fewer
Rihito Tachibana
Elementary School Student Elementary School Student   See fewer
Haru Naito
Elementary School Student Elementary School Student   See fewer
Sôsuke Yoshida
Elementary School Student (as Sousuke Yoshida) Elementary School Student (as Sousuke Yoshida)   See fewer
Kiyoko Nishimura
Karaoke Client Karaoke Client   See fewer
Michiko Aoki
Grandmother Client Grandmother Client   See fewer
Kenta Imanishi
Male Client Male Client   See fewer
Yôko Yazawa
Strip Dancer (as Yoko Yazawa) Strip Dancer (as Yoko Yazawa)   See fewer
Mayu Ozawa
Cheated Wife at Bar Cheated Wife at Bar   See fewer
Masanori Iwasaki
Adulterous Man at Bar Adulterous Man at Bar   See fewer
Misuzu Kanno
School Principal School Principal   See fewer
Hiro Ueno
School Administrator 1 School Administrator 1   See fewer
Tomo Kawaguchi
School Administrator 2 School Administrator 2   See fewer
JJ
Columbus (as Jj) Columbus (as Jj)   See fewer
Masakazu Saiga
Detective Detective   See fewer
Ryuta Kimura
Detective Detective   See fewer
Kenji Kishida
Adulterous Man at Home Adulterous Man at Home   See fewer
Moeko Koyama
Cheated Wife at Home Cheated Wife at Home   See fewer
Nihi
Nova Bright Z (uncredited) Nova Bright Z (uncredited)   See fewer
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