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Rental Family Review: Secrets, Lies and Life Lessons in Wryly Touching Tokyo Dramedy★★★★

In Japan, American actor Phillip Vandarploeug (Brendan Fraser) drifts through life, taking on bit parts following his success in a toothpaste commercial. Soon, his agent books him a role as a mourner at a funeral for the company Rental Family, run by Shinji (Takehiro Hira). Japan has many eccentricities that seem quirky to foreigners. Unique pop-culture icons, fashion, music, and food items, the idea of hiring actors to substitute real connectio…

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This week, two films about "foreigners" in a "foreign land" are being released. In "Rental Family," an American works in Japan as a hired family member. In "Winter in Sokcho," a half-French, half-Korean young woman explores her dual identity.

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Oscar winner Brendan Fraser plays an American in Japan who rents real people as a father, friend, or listener in "Rental Family".

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The film directed by Japanese filmmaker Hikari addresses the importance of establishing real links to fill the void left by the digital ageThe best of the century - The best films of the 21st century, chosen by 56 directors of Spanish cinema The arrival of the Internet forever changed the way we relate to others. The messaging applications have allowed us to stay connected 24 hours a day, but they have altered the ability to resist the links. It…

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After two years since his victory in the Oscars, Brendan Fraser has played a leading role again thanks to Rental Family. A project that, far from the visceral drama seen in The Whale, will seek to excite viewers through a family comedy full of kindness, confirming the good moment for the career of the actor of The Mummy. But what is this story really about in Japan? Who is behind the project? What does the specialist critic say? Produced by Fox …

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Brendan Fraser is getting better and better. This time he plays a luckless actor who takes on every role, even as a groom or father.

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OKDIARIO broke the news on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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