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An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental famil | dG1fbjNFcDNERlNiSEk
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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.
00:17What's my part?
00:22So, what do you think we do here?
00:25We 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.
00:37I 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.
00:53Hi, Mia.
00:54I'm your father.
00:55I'm your father.
00:56Hello, Mia.
00:58I'm your father.
00:59I hate you.
01:02She hates me.
01:03It's what being a parent is.
01:05You could live in this country for a hundred years, and 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.
01:17To her parents, you are her husband.
01:21These 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.
01:48This is amazing.
01:49It's cool, but it's fake.
01:52You know, sometimes it's okay to pretend.
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