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Discover the joy of unexpected connections. RENTAL FAMILY, starring Academy Award® winner Brendan Fraser. Premiering at ‪@TIFF‬ 2025, only in theaters November 21st. #RentalFamily  Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who 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. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection.  Directed by: HIKARI Screenplay by: HIKARI, Stephen Blahut Produced by: Eddie Vaisman, p.g.a, Julia Lebedev, p.g.a, HIKARI, p.g.a, Shin Yamaguchi, p.g.a Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, and Akira Emoto

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00:00The market here isn't the same anymore.

00:10It's half the rate, twice the work.

00:13But I got you a gig and the pay is actually pretty good.

00:16What's my part?

00:22So, what do you think we do here?

00:24We sell emotion.

00:26How?

00:27We play roles in clients' lives.

00:29Parents, siblings, boyfriends, girlfriends, best friends.

00:33And help them connect to what's missing.

00:36I'm just an actor. I don't know how to help people.

00:38What I'm offering here is a chance to play roles with real meaning.

00:42What do you need me for?

00:44We need a talking white guy.

00:50This girl needs a father.

00:52Hi, Mia. I'm your father. I'm your father.

00:56Hello, Mia.

00:58Hello, Mia. I'm your father.

01:00I hate you.

01:03She hates me.

01:04It's what being a parent is.

01:07You could live in this country for hundred years.

01:09And there will still be things you won't understand.

01:11Why do you do this?

01:13Sometimes, the story we tell ourselves becomes the truth.

01:18To her parents, you are her husband.

01:22These people look at you like they've been waiting for you their whole lives.

01:26And what you'll discover is that they stay with you.

01:43Because that they stay with you.

01:48Well, this is amazing.

01:49It's cool.

01:51But it's fake.

01:52You know, sometimes it's okay to pretend.

01:54And then, if I dare to pretend .

01:56.

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