RENTAL FAMILY

HIKARI | UNITED STATES, JAPAN | 2025 | 110 MIN | PG-13 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE

Official Selection of PFF34! Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who 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. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection.

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman