Brendan phrases is going abroad for his latest film“Rental family“To play an expat in Tokyo. The best actor Oscar winner leads drama from” beef “director Hikari, who together wrote the script with Stephen Blahut.
Phrases stars as a struggling actor employed to play an American man for a Japanese “rental family” company in Tokyo. The role? To act as a stand-in for other people’s lives for their milestone events.
Synopsis reads: “Established against today’s Tokyo,” Rent Family “follows an American actor (phrases) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese rental family” agency, playing standing roles for strangers. As he deepens himself in the worlds of his clients, he begins to form the genuine that is bleeding and is to do what he can do. Rediscovering purpose, belonging and the silent beauty of human connection. ”
Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman and Akira Emoto co -star.
“Rental Family” will premiere at TIFF. Deadline in the past reported that the film had been under development since 2019; “Val” star Fraser was throw As the leadership 2023.
“Rental Family” is produced by Hikari, Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev and Shin Yamaguchi. Vaisman and Lebedev of Sight Unseen previously produced the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “A thousand and one”, while Yamaguchi produced Hikari’s previous function “37 seconds.” Blahut and Tomo Koizumi Executive Produce.
Searchlight releases “Rental Family” in theaters November 21 after the premiere of the Toronto International Film Festival, where Hikari also receives a Festival Tribute Award. Check out the trailer below.
