Following the announcement from the Toronto International Film Festival that Japanese filmmaker HIKARI will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award, the official trailer for her latest film Rental Family has dropped.
“Set against modern-day Tokyo, Rental Family follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who 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. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection.”
Alongside Fraser, the film also stars Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, and Akira Emoto.
Rental Family will have its world premiere at TIFF50 and released in theatres by Searchlight Pictures starting November 21.
Check out the new trailer below:
