From April 16–26, the 20th Asian Film Culture Festival JAFF will take place at Artis Cinema, bringing fresh and beautiful selection from the world of Asian cinema, including anime, feature films, and documentaries to the screen.
Philip (Brendan Fraser) is a struggling American actor living in Tokyo, searching for human connection. After bouncing from audition to audition, he finds a calling when Shinji Tada (Takehiro Hira), the owner of a small role-playing firm called Rental Family, hires him to play the token white guy in the many real-life scenarios their lonely clients need fulfilled. In a role requiring far less artifice than his physically transformative Oscar-winning performance in “The Whale”, Fraser puts a face to forlornness in an unconventional, endearing crowd-pleaser.
Robert Daniels, Screen Daily
In cinema 4/16/2026
Rental Family
Rental Family
MS12
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Hikari .
Run time
1h 50min
Cast
Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Hikari .
Run time
1h 50min
Cast
Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto
From April 16–26, the 20th Asian Film Culture Festival JAFF will take place at Artis Cinema, bringing fresh and beautiful selection from the world of Asian cinema, including anime, feature films, and documentaries to the screen.
Philip (Brendan Fraser) is a struggling American actor living in Tokyo, searching for human connection. After bouncing from audition to audition, he finds a calling when Shinji Tada (Takehiro Hira), the owner of a small role-playing firm called Rental Family, hires him to play the token white guy in the many real-life scenarios their lonely clients need fulfilled. In a role requiring far less artifice than his physically transformative Oscar-winning performance in “The Whale”, Fraser puts a face to forlornness in an unconventional, endearing crowd-pleaser.
Robert Daniels, Screen Daily
Philip (Brendan Fraser) is a struggling American actor living in Tokyo, searching for human connection. After bouncing from audition to audition, he finds a calling when Shinji Tada (Takehiro Hira), the owner of a small role-playing firm called Rental Family, hires him to play the token white guy in the many real-life scenarios their lonely clients need fulfilled. In a role requiring far less artifice than his physically transformative Oscar-winning performance in “The Whale”, Fraser puts a face to forlornness in an unconventional, endearing crowd-pleaser.
Robert Daniels, Screen Daily
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
2025
Global distributor
Searchlight Pictures
Local distributor
Estonian Theatrical Distribution OÜ
In cinema
4/16/2026