Brendan Fraser Joins a Family for Hire in Rental Family Trailer

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What if your next acting gig meant pretending to be someone’s husband, brother, or dad? Brendan Fraser stars in Rental Family, a quietly powerful drama set in modern-day Tokyo, where a struggling American actor is hired by a Japanese agency to play family roles for clients seeking connection. As his staged relationships start to feel real, he begins to rediscover purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection. Directed by HIKARI and starring Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, and Akira Emoto, Rental Family opens in theaters November 21, 2025. Watch the official trailer now.

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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.

01:54Pretend.

01:55Music

01:57Music

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