Rental Family
November 21, 2025
Overview
An American actor in Tokyo 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.
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Hikari
Director
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vanderploeg
Takehiro Hira
Shinji Tada
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko Nakajima
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Mia Kawasaki
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director
TK
Takao Kin
Bartender
RK
Risa Kameda
Neighbor Girlfriend
YS
Yuma Sonan
Neighbor Boyfriend
KK
Kana Kitty
Neighbor Business Woman
Gan Furukawa
Neighbor Old Man
YK
Yuji Komatsu
Neighbor Father
RO
Ryoko Osada
Neighbor Wife
Helen Sadler
Sonia
Kaoru Mizuki
Funeral Home Receptionist
Shohei Uno
Mr. Daitoh
SM
Sonoe Mizoguchi
Daitoh's Mother
Keiji Yamashita
Daitoh's Father
Bun Kimura
Kota Nakano
Yuki Kimura
Toothpaste Commercial Mother
TO
Tsutomu Osabe
Toothpaste Commercial Father
RY
Rei Yukinaga
Toothpaste Commercial Son
SA
Shiho Asami
Toothpaste Commercial Daughter
S
Seiga
Cavitx
KO
Kazue Oda
Toothpaste Commercial Grandma
Misato Morita
Yoshie Ikeda
Daikichi Sugawara
Hideo Ikeda
Hideko Hara
Keiko Ikeda
Nanami Kawakami
Yoshie's Wife
Tamae Ando
Lola
KK
Kan Kobayashi
Ramen Master
Yuka Itaya
Tada's Fake Wife
HK
Hinata Kaizu
Tada's Fake Son
SS
Shino Shinozaki
Hitomi Kawasaki
Masayuki Shida
Humiliated Corporate Executive
Masayo Umezawa
Mrs. Ogawa
Sei Matobu
Masami Hasegawa
Giko
Elementary School Teacher
RT
Rihito Tachibana
Elementary School Student
HN
Haru Naito
Elementary School Student
YS
Yoshida Sousuke
Elementary School Student
Rikuto Ishizuka
Shion
KN
Kiyoko Nishimura
Karaoke Client
YS
Yutaka Saigoh
Gamer Client
MA
Michiko Aoki
Grandmother Client
KI
Kenta Imanishi
Male Client
YY
Yoko Yazawa
Strip Dancer
Mayu Ozawa
Cheated Wife at Bar
MI
Masanori Iwasaki
Adulterous Man at Bar
Misuzu Kanno
School Principal
HU
Hiro Ueno
School Administrator 1
Tomo Kawaguchi
School Administrator 2
J
JJ
Columbus
MS
Masakazu Saiga
Detective
RK
Ryuta Kimura
Detective
Kenji Kishida
Adulterous Man at Home
MK
Moeko Koyama
Cheated Wife at Home