Ryuichi Ichinokawa's life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart ...

The film's director and actors share insight with TODAY.com about the real-life rental family business in Japan.

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Brendan Fraser tells TheWrap about real-life rental family services that he learned about thanks to his new film ...

In a story published Nov. 20, 2025, The Associated Press quoted Chikako Ozawa-de Silva as saying: “When people feel they’re not loved, they are not accepted, they’re now seeing they’re not heard.

Director Hikari successfully captures the beauty and nuances of Japanese traditions while also depicting the balance and ...

Brendan Fraser stars in 'Rental Family,' a powerful new film that dives into Japan's unique rental family industry and modern ...

It isn’t difficult to see why Brendan Fraser decided to choose the drama Rental Family as his follow-up to The Whale.

Brendan Fraser is endearing in Japanese director Hikari's second feature, but it tries too hard to tug at our heartstrings.

Brendan Fraser is staring at a cooling fireplace. “I have an urge to poke this fire so bad,” Fraser says with a grin. The ...

Actor Brendan Fraser had never heard of a Japanese “rental family” service before working on the comedy-drama film Rental Family. “I had no idea that such a place was existent. But as it goes, they’ve ...