Rental Family Archives

The premise of Rental Family might seem absurd on the surface since it involves an actor blurring the lines of reality, getting hired by clients to play a role in a loved one's life under false pretences, but this Hollywood-type of idea is a reality in Japan, with several hundred rental family agencies in service,[...]

Her latest is Searchlight's Rental Family, a deep dive into the lengths people will go through to fulfill any gaps in their lives by hiring actors into those roles to fulfill a fantasy whether its playing a father to a child trying to gain admittance in a prestigious school, playing the role of husband for[...]