Overview
- Searchlight Pictures released the PG-13, 103-minute film in theaters on Nov. 21, with no streaming yet; it is expected to land on Hulu/Disney+ later.
- Brendan Fraser stars as an American actor in Tokyo who takes paid roles in people’s lives, a performance widely cited as the movie’s emotional anchor.
- The story draws on real Japanese rental-companion businesses, which the director says number in the hundreds today and trace back to a 1991 service.
- Hikari co-wrote the screenplay with Stephen Blahut and films Tokyo with a grounded approach that foregrounds loneliness, belonging, and cultural norms around public persona.
- Critics note the film explores morally fraught assignments—such as posing as a parent or a journalist—without tipping into sentimentality, supported by a cast including Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto, Shino Shinozaki and Shannon Mahina Gorman.