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Rental family producer, Hikari; producer, Julia Lebedev; producer, Eddie Vaisman; producer, Shin Yamaguchi.

Hikari, (director.). Birgisson, Jon Thor, (composer (expression)). Somers, Alex, (composer (expression)). Fraser, Brendan, 1968- (actor.). Hira, Takehiro, (actor.). Yamamoto, Mari, (actor.). Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto, Shino Shinozaki, Sei Matobu, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Kimura Bun, Misato Morita, Daikichi Sugawara. (Cast).

Summary:

Brendan Fraser stars in this comedy drama co-written and directed by Hikari. Phillip Vanderploeg (Fraser) is an American actor living in Japan who is struggling to make a living. Desperate, he accepts a job at Rental Family, a company which provides actors to strangers who need them to play the roles of family members or friends. Although Phillip is initially uncertain, he comes to find the experience rewarding until it causes his life to become increasingly complicated. The cast also includes Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto and Akira Emoto.

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  • Physical Description: 1 DVD (105 min.) : colour
  • Publisher: [United Kingdom] : Searchlight Pictures, 2026.

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General Note:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 0, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Ratio (1:2.00), Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Other languages German, Subtitles (Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English), Audio description.
Made in 2025.
DVDN.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Credits: director, Hikari; writer, Hikari; writer, Stephen Blahut; music, Jon Thor Birgisson; music, Alex Somers; cinematographer, Takurô Ishizaka.
Participant or Performer Note:
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto, Shino Shinozaki, Sei Matobu, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Kimura Bun, Misato Morita, Daikichi Sugawara.
Target Audience Note:
BBFC code: 12a.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
In English, German; Closed captioning in Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish.

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Feature > Comedy.
Comedy films.

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