'Rental Family' spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends

"Rental Family," a moving drama from Searchlight Pictures starring Brendan Fraser, is sure to spark interest in Japan's ...
The Japan Times

'Rental Family' brings real-world insight to modern loneliness

Actor Mari Yamamoto drew on her journalist’s eye to bring authenticity to her role in a film about hired stand-in friends and ...
The Cinemaholic

Is Rental Family Based on a True Story?

Rental Family’ is the intriguing story of Phillip Vandarploeug, an American actor living in Japan. He faces a career crisis, ...

There's schmaltz for sale in Rental Family and business is booming

An American actor in Tokyo forges white-lie connections through a rent-a-family agency in the cloying, smug Rental Family.