An American actor struggling to find purpose, lands an unusual gig in Tokyo: working for an agency playing stand-in roles for strangers, where he rediscovers purpose, belonging and the beauty of human connection.
Phillip Vandarpleog (Brendan Fraser) is a washed-up American actor whose only brush with fame came from a Japanese toothpaste commercial years before. Now stuck in a loop of loneliness and failed auditions, his life changes when he is hired to pose as a mourner at a “living funeral”. What follows is a strange odyssey through Japan’s rent-a-relative industry, where he takes on increasingly intimate roles, being caught in a whirlwind of exhilarating experiences. ‘Rental Family’ is not only funny, but also melancholic and deeply human, and Brendan Fraser is a real Oscar hopeful, following his big win in 2023 with ‘The Whale’.
USA 2025 Hikari 103m
