Rental Family
7.5
“Happiness tailored to you!”
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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Cast
58 people
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vanderploeg
Known for
The Mummy
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Takehiro Hira
Shinji Tada
Known for
Shōgun
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko Nakajima
Known for
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Pachinko
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Mia Kawasaki
No other roles listed
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Shoplifters
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor
Also in
GAME OF SPY
Queen of Mars
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director
Also in
Neighbour No. 13
Antihero
Takao Kin
Bartender
Known for
Asako I & II
Risa Kameda
Neighbor Girlfriend
Also in
Genome Hazard
Love and Goodbye and Hawaii
Yuma Sonan
Neighbor Boyfriend
No other roles listed
Kana Kitty
Neighbor Business Woman
No other roles listed
Gan Furukawa
Neighbor Old Man
Also in
Perfect Days
Slow Train
Hikari Director · Stephen Blahut Writer Jon Thor Birgisson Composer
Worldwide gross $27M · United States release November 21, 2025 · Produced in United States, Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$26,585,129
Production
Sight Unseen Pictures
Production
Domo Arigato Productions
Production
Searchlight Pictures
Studio
United States · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 2025
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · November 21, 2025
Theatrical
United States · January 13, 2026
Digital
United States
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · Heartland International Film Festival
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 28, 2025 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
February 17, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 18, 2026 · Digital · Hulu
Argentina
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
April 15, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Australia
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Austria
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 2, 2026 · Premiere · Ostend Film Festival
February 4, 2026 · Theatrical
May 13, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Brazil
October 5, 2025 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
March 25, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Bulgaria
February 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
November 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Chile
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Croatia
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
May 13, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Estonia
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
France
February 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
March 27, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Guatemala
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 14, 2026 · Limited theatrical
March 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
India
February 18, 2026 · Digital · JioHotstar
Ireland
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
April 15, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Italy
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Rome Film Fest
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
November 3, 2025 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
February 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Namibia
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
November 23, 2025 · Limited theatrical
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Norway
December 10, 2025 · Premiere · Odeon Early Screening
December 28, 2025 · Limited theatrical · NFKino Early Screening
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Peru
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
January 21, 2026 · Premiere · Ayala Malls Cinema Exclusive
Poland
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
November 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Romania
January 23, 2026 · Theatrical
March 31, 2026 · Digital · Rakuten TV / TVOD
Singapore
December 3, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
March 18, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
South Africa
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
February 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 2, 2026 · Theatrical
July 8, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Ukraine
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
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