In this gentle comedy from the one-named Japanese director Hikari, an agency specializes in providing actors to make life's ...

"Rental Family" is now in theaters, bringing audiences into the story of an actor who is simply hired to play various roles ...

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"Rental Family" is a new movie that just opened to rave reviews. It stars Brendan Fraser as an American actor struggling to ...

The co-writer and director of the touching new dramedy talks about finding a visual language for isolation and connection in ...

From Joseph Kosinski’s “F1” to James Gunn’s “Superman,” 2025 has, without a doubt, been a year filled with standout projects. Amid an era of such highly anticipated releases, I never would’ve thought ...

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Afterwards, Hikari directed episodes of the streamer’s Emmy-winning bleak comedy “ Beef ” and a few episodes of HBOMax’s “ ...

Hikari’s beautifully moving and affably humorous story of human connection, “Rental Family,” kicks off with one funeral and ...

I f you've ever wished you could hire someone as a faux family member to help you navigate a tricky social situation, the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ryuichi Ichinokawa’s life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago ...

I’m not ready to call it the best film of 2025, but it might just be my favorite.