If you've ever wished you could hire someone as a faux family member to help you navigate a tricky social situation, the idea of a "rental family" may sound appealing — and that's the hook of Hikari 's new film Rental Family, which opens this weekend.

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Afterwards, Hikari directed episodes of the streamer’s Emmy-winning bleak comedy “ Beef ” and a few episodes of HBOMax’s “ Tokyo Vice .” During that time, she has worked on “Rental Family.” The film follows Fraser as Phillip Vandarploeug,

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Brendan Fraser stars in Hikari’s Rental Family, a heartfelt Tokyo-based drama-comedy hitting U.S. theatres on November 21, 2025. Here’s everything you need to know

The new “Rental Family” film starring Brendan Fraser revisits an irresistible controversy and suggests that while rental family members are fake, they address a real loneliness.