Rental Family
2025 · 1h 50m · Comedy, Drama · United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)
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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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actorboldcandidcoping with griefemotional bondingemotional healingexpatriate lifehopefulhuman connectioninner conflictlonging for belongingprofessional actorrental familysearch for identityself-discoverysocial isolationsurrogate rolestokyo, japan
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