Overview
An American actor in Tokyo 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.
This is such a beautiful film, both in terms of appearance and story. It is easily the best that I have ever seen Brendan Fraser, although if I am being honest, it is the secondary characters that make the movie (where did they find the little girl and the old man? Fabulous performances). It moved me, and it made me want to be a better man and a better human. It is too bad that the tv has told so many people that these are bad things….
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Rental Family
Movie title: Rental Family
Movie description: An American actor in Tokyo 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.
Date published: 2026-04-17
Director(s): Hikari
Actor(s): Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto, Paolo Andrea Di Pietro, Shinji Ozeki, Takao Kin, Risa Kameda, Yuma Sonan, Kana Kitty, Gan Furukawa, Yuji Komatsu, Ryoko Osada, Helen Sadler, Kaoru Mizuki, Shohei Uno, Sonoe Mizoguchi, Keiji Yamashita, Bun Kimura, Yuki Kimura, Tsutomu Osabe, Rei Yukinaga, Shiho Asami, Seiga, Kazue Oda, Misato Morita, Daikichi Sugawara, Hideko Hara, Nanami Kawakami, Tamae Ando, Kan Kobayashi, Yuka Itaya, Hinata Kaizu, Shino Shinozaki, Masayuki Shida, Masayo Umezawa, Sei Matobu, Giko, Rihito Tachibana, Haru Naito, Yoshida Sousuke, Rikuto Ishizuka, Kiyoko Nishimura, Yutaka Saigoh, Michiko Aoki, Kenta Imanishi, Yoko Yazawa, Mayu Ozawa, Masanori Iwasaki, Misuzu Kanno, Hiro Ueno, Tomo Kawaguchi, JJ, Masakazu Saiga, Ryuta Kimura, Kenji Kishida, Moeko Koyama
Genre: Drama, Comedy
My Review
This is such a beautiful film, both in terms of appearance and story. It is easily the best that I have ever seen Brendan Fraser, although if I am being honest, it is the secondary characters that make the movie (where did they find the little girl and the old man? Fabulous performances). It moved me, and it made me want to be a better man and a better human. It is too bad that the tv has told so many people that these are bad things….
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My Review - 7.5/10
7.5/10