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Brendan Fraser Explores Tokyo’s Rental Families in New ‘Rental Family’ Trailer

It previews the film’s exploration of belonging through surrogate family bonds ahead of its Toronto International Film Festival debut.

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Brendan Fraser in RENTAL FAMILY. Photo by James Lisle/Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
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Overview

  • Searchlight released the first official trailer on August 5 to introduce Fraser’s role as an American actor hired by a Japanese rental-family agency in Tokyo.
  • The film is directed by Hikari and co-written with Stephen Blahut, merging themes of identity, reality and human connection.
  • Searchlight’s marketing campaign has featured in-world advertisements replicating the agency’s services to build audience intrigue.
  • The ensemble cast includes Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman and Akira Emoto, with principal photography shot on location in Japan from March to May 2024.
  • Rental Family is slated for its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and a wide theatrical release on November 21, 2025.