In Brendan Fraser’s first leading role following his Oscar win in 2023, an American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.

“Hikari trusts her actors’ faces as much as their words. She finds emotional resonance not in breakdowns or grand speeches, but the lines unspoken after an actor is dismissed. She directs like a musician in concert not just with the music, but with the production design, and editing, knowing the spaces between the notes are often the most important.” ~ Will Hume, Flickering Myth

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