Rental Family(2025)
Happiness tailored to you!
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.
Movie: Rental Family
Top 10 Billed Cast
Phillip Vanderploeg
Shinji
Aiko
Mia Kawasaki
Kikuo Hasegawa
Kota Nakano
Lola
Yoshie Ikeda
Casting Director
Video Trailer Rental Family
Video: Hulu Trailer
Hulu Trailer
Official Trailer
Official UK Trailer
"Big American" Official Clip
"Cheerleader" Official Clip
"HIKARI & Brendan Fraser" Featurette
"I Can Message You" Official Clip
"Scoring A Family" Featurette
"Token White Guy" Official Clip
A Conversation with HIKARI, Brendan Fraser and Mari Yamamoto
All 66 videos
Hulu Trailer - Trailer
Official Trailer - Trailer
Official UK Trailer - Trailer
"Big American" Official Clip - Clip
"Cheerleader" Official Clip - Clip
"HIKARI & Brendan Fraser" Featurette - Behind the Scenes
"I Can Message You" Official Clip - Clip
"Scoring A Family" Featurette - Behind the Scenes
"Token White Guy" Official Clip - Clip
A Conversation with HIKARI, Brendan Fraser and Mari Yamamoto - Featurette
A Week in the Life - Teaser
ABC Special - Behind the Scenes
Arigato Toronto - Featurette
Blind Box Opening - Featurette
Brendan - Featurette
Brendan Fraser & Bun Kimura - Featurette
Brendan Fraser & HIKARI - Featurette
Brendan Fraser Arrives At TIFF - Featurette
Brendan Fraser Didn't Want to Leave Japan after Filming 'Rental Family'! - Featurette
Brendan Fraser Learning Japanese - Featurette
Brendan Fraser on feeling connected through family. - Featurette
Building a New Family Featurette - Featurette
Cast and Crew Q&A | TIFF 2025 - Featurette
Casting - Featurette
Cat Ears - Featurette
Certified Fresh - Teaser
Crossing Cultures - Featurette
Director HIKARI At TIFF - Featurette
Expectations Meets Emotion - Featurette
Family - Featurette
Family Photo - Featurette
Family Rental Agency Commercial - Teaser
Feeling Seen - Teaser
Finding Family In Japan - Featurette
Get Tickets Now - Teaser
Get Tickets Now - Teaser
Get Tickets Now - Teaser
HIKARI On Set - Behind the Scenes
Homecoming In Toronto - Featurette
Interview with Director Hikari - Featurette
Learning Japanese - Behind the Scenes
Learning Japanese - Featurette
Lessons - Featurette
Letterboxd Family - Featurette
Love Letter - Featurette
Many Sides to One Man - Teaser
Message From Brendan - Featurette
Now Playing in Theaters Everywhere - Teaser
Now Playing in Theaters Everywhere - Teaser
Now Playing in Theaters Everywhere - Teaser
Okay to Pretend - Teaser
Outsider Official Clip - Clip
Parade - Teaser
Premiere Night - Featurette
Rent An Interviewer - Featurette
Rental Family Over Ramen - Featurette
Snacks - Featurette
Sonder - Teaser
Stunning - Teaser
Thank You TIFF - Featurette
TIFF Emerging Talent Award - Featurette
TIFF Welcomes Brendan Fraser - Featurette
TIFF Welcomes Director HIKARI - Featurette
TIFF World Premiere - Featurette
Why Do You Do This? - Teaser
Wink - Featurette
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