Country
Canada
Date
Sep 06, 2025
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
Happiness tailored to you!
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Takao Kin | Bartender |
| Risa Kameda | Neighbor Girlfriend |
| Yuma Sonan | Neighbor Boyfriend |
| Kana Kitty | Neighbor Business Woman |
| Gan Furukawa | Neighbor Old Man |
| Yuji Komatsu | Neighbor Father |
| Ryoko Osada | Neighbor Wife |
| Helen Sadler | Sonia |
| Kaoru Mizuki | Funeral Home Receptionist |
| Shohei Uno | Mr. Daitoh |
| Sonoe Mizoguchi | Daitoh's Mother |
| Keiji Yamashita | Daitoh's Father |
| Bun Kimura | Kota Nakano |
| Yuki Kimura | Toothpaste Commercial Mother |
| Tsutomu Osabe | Toothpaste Commercial Father |
| Rei Yukinaga | Toothpaste Commercial Son |
| Shiho Asami | Toothpaste Commercial Daughter |
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| Seiga | Cavitx |
| Kazue Oda | Toothpaste Commercial Grandma |
| Misato Morita | Yoshie Ikeda |
| Daikichi Sugawara | Hideo Ikeda |
| Hideko Hara | Keiko Ikeda |
| Nanami Kawakami | Yoshie's Wife, Jun |
| Tamae Ando | Lola |
| Kan Kobayashi | Ramen Master |
| Yuka Itaya | Tada's Fake Wife |
| Hinata Kaizu | Tada's Fake Son |
| Shino Shinozaki | Hitomi Kawasaki |
| Masayuki Shida | Humiliated Corporate Executive |
| Masayo Umezawa | Mrs. Ogawa |
| Sei Matobu | Masami Hasegawa |
| Giko | Elementary School Teacher |
| Rihito Tachibana | Elementary School Student |
| Haru Naito | Elementary School Student |
| Yoshida Sousuke | Elementary School Student |
| Rikuto Ishizuka | Shion |
| Kiyoko Nishimura | Karaoke Client |
| Yutaka Saigoh | Gamer Client |
| Michiko Aoki | Grandmother Client |
| Kenta Imanishi | Male Client |
| Yoko Yazawa | Strip Dancer |
| Mayu Ozawa | Cheated Wife at Bar |
| Masanori Iwasaki | Adulterous Man at Bar |
| Misuzu Kanno | School Principal |
| Hiro Ueno | School Administrator 1 |
| Tomo Kawaguchi | School Administrator 2 |
| JJ | Columbus |
| Masakazu Saiga | Detective |
| Ryuta Kimura | Detective |
| Kenji Kishida | Adulterous Man at Home |
| Moeko Koyama | Cheated Wife at Home |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Rental Family |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Sight Unseen Pictures, Domo Arigato Productions |
| Sito ufficiale | searchlightpictures.com |
| Data di uscita | 20 novembre 2025 |
| Exec. Producer | Stephen Blahut, Tomo Koizumi, Jennifer Semler, Leonid Lebedev, Brendan Fraser, Oren Moverman |
| Producer | Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Shin Yamaguchi, Hikari |
| Writer | Hikari, Stephen Blahut |
| Casting | Kei Kawamura |
| Editors | Alan Baumgarten, Thomas A. Krueger |
| Cinematography | Takuro Ishizaka |
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| Asst. Directors | Raku Nagao, Hikari |
| Camera Operators | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Add. Photography | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Production Design | Norihiro Isoda, Masako Takayama |
| Art Direction | Norihiro Isoda, Masako Takayama |
| Set Decoration | Norihiro Isoda, Masako Takayama |
| Composer | Jon Thor Birgisson, Alex Somers, Kevin Senzaki |
| Sound | Jon Thor Birgisson, Alex Somers, Kevin Senzaki |
| Costume Design | Hiromi Momose |
| Makeup | Hiromi Momose |
| Hairstyling | Hiromi Momose |
| Incasso | 26.585.129 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Switzerland
Date
Sep 26, 2025
Note
Zurich Film Festival
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 04, 2025
Note
Filmfest Hamburg
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 05, 2025
Note
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
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Country
United States
Date
Oct 09, 2025
Note
Heartland International Film Festival
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 11, 2025
Note
Leiden International Film Festival
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 16, 2025
Note
BFI London Film Festival
Country
Australia
Date
Oct 18, 2025
Certification
M
Note
Adelaide Film Festival
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 19, 2025
Note
Rome Film Fest
Country
Japan
Date
Nov 03, 2025
Note
Tokyo International Film Festival
Country
Taiwan
Date
Nov 09, 2025
Note
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Country
Philippines
Date
Nov 14, 2025
Note
QCinema International Film Festival
Country
Singapore
Date
Dec 03, 2025
Note
Singapore International Film Festival
Country
Norway
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
Odeon Early Screening
Country
Belgium
Date
Feb 02, 2026
Note
Ostend Film Festival
Limited release
Country
New Zealand
Date
Nov 23, 2025
Certification
M
Country
Norway
Date
Dec 28, 2025
Note
NFKino Early Screening
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Feb 14, 2026
Theatrical release
Country
Puerto Rico
Date
Nov 20, 2025
Certification
PG-13
Country
Canada
Date
Nov 21, 2025
Country
United States
Date
Nov 21, 2025
Certification
PG-13
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 26, 2025
Certification
M
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New Zealand
Date
Dec 26, 2025
Certification
M
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Türkiye
Date
Jan 02, 2026
Certification
13+
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Argentina
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
+13
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Austria
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
6
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Brazil
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
12
Country
Chile
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
TE+7
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Colombia
Date
Jan 08, 2026
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Czechia
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
U
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Germany
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
0
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Guatemala
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Country
Mexico
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
B
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Country
Peru
Date
Jan 08, 2026
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Switzerland
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
6
Country
Thailand
Date
Jan 08, 2026
Certification
G
Country
Estonia
Date
Jan 09, 2026
Country
Ireland
Date
Jan 09, 2026
Certification
12A
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Namibia
Date
Jan 09, 2026
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Norway
Date
Jan 09, 2026
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South Africa
Date
Jan 09, 2026
Country
Spain
Date
Jan 09, 2026
Certification
12
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Croatia
Date
Jan 15, 2026
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Israel
Date
Jan 15, 2026
Certification
All
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Ukraine
Date
Jan 15, 2026
Country
Latvia
Date
Jan 16, 2026
Certification
12+
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Poland
Date
Jan 16, 2026
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United Kingdom
Date
Jan 16, 2026
Certification
12A
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Singapore
Date
Jan 22, 2026
Certification
M18
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Romania
Date
Jan 23, 2026
Certification
12
Country
Sweden
Date
Jan 23, 2026
Certification
7
Country
Belgium
Date
Feb 04, 2026
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France
Date
Feb 04, 2026
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Finland
Date
Feb 06, 2026
Country
Taiwan
Date
Feb 13, 2026
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Greece
Date
Feb 19, 2026
Country
Italy
Date
Feb 19, 2026
Certification
T
Country
South Korea
Date
Feb 25, 2026
Certification
12
Country
Bulgaria
Date
Feb 27, 2026
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Japan
Date
Feb 27, 2026
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Mar 05, 2026
Digital
Country
United States
Date
Jan 13, 2026
Certification
PG-13
Country
India
Date
Feb 18, 2026
Note
JioHotstar
Country
Singapore
Date
Mar 18, 2026
Certification
M18
Note
Disney+
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 25, 2026
Certification
12
Note
Disney+
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Romania
Date
Mar 31, 2026
Certification
12
Note
Rakuten TV / TVOD
Country
Argentina
Date
Apr 15, 2026
Note
Disney+
Country
Israel
Date
Apr 15, 2026
Certification
14
Note
Disney+
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Feb 17, 2026
Certification
PG-13
Note
Blu-ray
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 27, 2026
Certification
0
Note
Blu-ray
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