In Tokyo’s neon-lit maze of precise rituals and private distance, a washed-up American actor stumbles into a peculiar job: playing surrogate relatives for strangers in need of emotional connection. As he becomes a father, husband, and friend to people he barely knows, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur as he slowly begins to rediscover his own humanity.

Rental Family is a tender, life affirming drama, with Fraser excelling in a role that explores loneliness, chosen family, and the strange intimacy of pretending.

Director: Hikari
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto

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