Rental family [videorecording] / Searchlight Pictures presents ; a Sight Unseen and Domo Arigato production ; a film by Hikari ; produced by Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi ; written by Hikari, Stephen Blahut ; directed by Hikari.

Hikari, (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Vaisman, Eddie, (film producer.). Lebedev, Julia, (film producer.). Yamaguchi, Shin, (film producer.). Blahut, Stephen, (screenwriter.). Jónsi, (composer.). Somers, Alex, (composer.). Baumgarten, Alan, 1957- (film editor.). Krueger, Thomas A., (film editor.). Isoda, Norihiro, (art director.). Takayama, Masako, (art director.). MOchizuki, Meg, (costume designer.). Ishizaka, Takuro, (cinematographer.). Fraser, Brendan, 1968- (actor.). Hira, Takehiro, 1974- (actor.). Yamamoto, Mari, (actor.). Gorman, Shannon Mahina, (actor.). Emoto, Akira, 1948- (actor.). Domo Arigato (Firm), (production company.). Searchlight Pictures, (production company,, publisher.). Sight Unseen Pictures, (production company.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (distributor.). TSG Entertainment, (presenter.). Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto. (Cast).

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An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.

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ISBN: 0043396647756
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Burbank, California] : Searchlight Pictures, [2026]
Distributor: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Copyright: ©2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Bonus features: Rental family revealed ; Deleted and extended scenes.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2025.

Title from disc label.

Wide screen (2.00:1)
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Music by Jónsi & Alex Summers ; edited by Alan Baumgarten, Thomas A. Krueger ; production designers, Norihiro Isoda, Masako Takayama ; director of photography, Takuro Ishizaka.
Participant or Performer Note:: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto.
Target Audience Note:: Rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, some strong language, and suggestive material.
Accessibility Note:: Described video in English.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
System Details Note:: Blu-ray, all regions; wide screen (2.00:1); 5.1 DTS-HDMA surround sound, 2.0 Dolby Digital descriptive audio, requires Blu-ray player.
Language Note:: English soundtrack, Described Video (English), French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles.

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