Rental Family

Rental Family

Movie |

Empathetic | Joyful

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Hikari, 長尾楽 Krueger, Hikari
  • Cast(s): Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 50min
  • Music: Jon Thor Birgisson,Kevin Senzaki,Jónsi
  • Award(s): Audience Choice 2025 (Won)
    Astra 2026 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: One Battle After Another, Sorry, Baby
  • Story:
    Set in modern-day Tokyo, 'Rental Family' follows a struggling American actor who finds a unique opportunity with a Japanese 'rental family' agency. He is hired to play various stand-in roles for clients, such as a father, a husband, or a friend, to help them navigate different social situations. As he becomes more involved in the lives of his clients, the lines between his performances and his real emotions begin to blur, leading him on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected emotional connections.
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Rental Family - Cast

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STORY

Story
Set in modern-day Tokyo, 'Rental Family' follows a struggling American actor who finds a unique opportunity with a Japanese 'rental family' agency. He is hired to play various stand-in roles for clients, such as a father, a husband, or a friend, to help them navigate different social situations. As he becomes more involved in the lives of his clients, the lines between his performances and his real emotions begin to blur, leading him on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected emotional connections.

AWARDS

Won
Audience Choice Award

US Feature Film | 2025 | Hikari

Narrative Special Presentation | 2025 | Hikari

Audience Award

Best Narrative Feature | 2025 | Hikari

Narrative Feature | 2025 | Hikari

Nominations
Astra Award

Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 2026 | Brendan Fraser

Best Original Screenplay | 2026 | Hikari

Golden Spike Award

Best Film | 2025 | Hikari

Audience Award

Feature Film | 2025 | Hikari

EDA Female Focus Award

Best Woman Screenwriter | 2026 | Hikari

HMMA Award

Best Original Score Independent Film | 2025 | Alex Somers

BOX OFFICE

Box Office Collection 26,585,129 USD

TRIVIA

Trivia

Rental families have been around in Japan since the 1980s and added that there are about 300 companies that offer clients with professional actors to portray friends, family members or co-workers at events like weddings.

Brendan Fraser took Japanese classes to prepare for the role, but still learned much of his Japanese dialogue phonetically on set by mimicking lines fed to him, with help from his Japanese co-stars.

According to Brendan Fraser, he rented a hedgehog for a day while filming, in keeping with the theme of the film.

The film has been in development since 2019.In November 2023, Brendan Fraser was set to star in the film with Hikari directing from a script she co-wrote with Stephen Blahut. In March 2024, Mari Yamamoto, Takehiro Hira, and Akira Emoto joined the cast. Principal photography began in Japan on March 12 and wrapped in late May

Film debut of Shannon Gorman.