Rental Familty – Dec 26

Rental Family is a heartfelt and quietly affecting drama set in modern-day Tokyo, following an American actor who unexpectedly finds new purpose in the most unconventional of places. Brendan Fraser stars as Phillip Vandarpleog, a performer whose career has stalled until he accepts an unusual job with a Japanese rental family agency. Hired to stand in as a father, friend or companion for clients seeking emotional support, Phillip steps into the lives of strangers and discovers truths that reshape his understanding of connection and identity.

As he becomes increasingly involved in the personal worlds of those he is paid to support, Phillip begins forming genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality. His journey reveals the loneliness many silently carry and the surprising ways people try to fill the gaps in their lives.

Directed by HIKARI, the film blends warmth, cultural insight and gentle humour to deliver a story that feels both intimate and universal.

With Brendan Fraser always putting his heart and soul into his performances, and his passion returning to the big screen, we can only stand in advance with an ovation as this masterpiece hits the big screen this Boxing Day.