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Summary
A struggling American actor in Tokyo takes a job with a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for clients in need of fake relatives. As he becomes more involved in his phony assignments, he forms real emotional bonds—and begins to question what family truly means.

Director
Hikari

Writers
Hikari, Stephen Blahut

Cast

• Brendan Fraser as Phillip Vandarploeg
• Takehiro Hira as Shinji
• Mari Yamamoto as Aiko
• Shannon Mahina Gorman as Mia Kawasaki
• Akira Emoto as Kikuo Hasegawa
• Shino Shinozaki as Mia’s Mother

Rotten Tomatoes: 89%

Metacritic: 68

VOD / Release
U.S. theatrical release November 21, 2025

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