Rental Family
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| Directed by | Hikari |
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| Cinematography | Takurō Ishizaka |
| Edited by | Alan Baumgarten Thomas A. Krueger |
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| Distributed by | Searchlight Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
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| Box office | $24.3 million |
Rental Family is a 2025 drama film directed by Hikari, who co-wrote it with Stephen Blahut. It stars Brendan Fraser as an American actor based in Japan who begins working for a rental family agency, where he plays roles in the lives of strangers. The supporting cast includes Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, and Akira Emoto.
An international co-production between the United States and Japan, Rental Family premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6 and was released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on November 21, 2025. The film was officially released in Japan on February 27, 2026. It received positive reviews from critics, who singled out Fraser's performance. The National Board of Review included it on its list of the year's top 10 films.