Brendan Fraser goes overseas for his newest movie, “Rental Household,” to play an expat in Tokyo. The Finest Actor Oscar winner leads the drama from “Beef” director HIKARI, who co-wrote the script with Stephen Blahut.
Fraser stars as a struggling actor employed to play a token American man for a Japanese “rental household” firm in Tokyo. The position? Appearing as a stand-in for different folks’s lives for his or her milestone occasions.
The synopsis reads: “Set in opposition to modern-day Tokyo, ‘Rental Household’ follows an American actor (Fraser) who struggles to search out objective till he lands an uncommon gig: working for a Japanese ‘rental household’ company, enjoying stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his shoppers’ worlds, he begins to type real bonds that blur the strains between efficiency and actuality. Confronting the ethical complexities of his work, he rediscovers objective, belonging, and the quiet great thing about human connection.”
Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, and Akira Emoto co-star.
“Rental Household” will premiere at TIFF. Deadline beforehand reported that the movie had been in growth since 2019; “The Whale” star Fraser was solid because the lead in 2023.
“Rental Household” is produced by HIKARI, Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, and Shin Yamaguchi. Vaisman and Lebedev of Sight Unseen produced previous Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “A Thousand and One,” whereas Yamaguchi produced HIKARI’s prior characteristic “37 Seconds.” Blahut and Tomo Koizumi government produce.
Searchlight will launch “Rental Household” in theaters November 21 after its Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant premiere, the place HIKARI additionally receives a pageant tribute award. Try the trailer beneath.
