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Become a memberUSA, 2025, 110 mins. DIRECTOR: Hikari WITH: Brendan Fraser, Akira Emoto, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto Since the 1990s, Japan has offered “rental family” services—actors hired to play relatives for social occasions. As it turns out, the job isn’t so different from the acting gigs Phillip (Brendan Fraser) is desperately chasing—at least, that’s what he thinks. He agrees to work under Shinji (Takehiro Hira, Shōgun) as the “sad American” at a funeral. But a chance encounter with a young girl, for whom he’s standing in as an absent father, becomes the emotional core of Rental Family (2025) —the warm and moving English-language debut from Japanese director Hikari. Like our beloved closing film, we hope this one inspires you to form bonds that last. "A charming surprise balancing poignancy and humor with rare delicacy" Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter The Cambridge Film Festival is presented by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity with a mission to foster film culture and education for the benefit of the public, in Cambridge, the Eastern region, and throughout the UK.
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