2025

1h 43m

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Overview

A lonely, down and out American actor living in Tokyo starts working for a Japanese "rental family" company to play various stand-in roles in other people's lives. Along the way, he discovers unexpected joys within his built-in family.

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Brendan Fraser

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Mari Yamamoto

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平岳大

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柄本明

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Nihi

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