🧑🧑🧒 Brendan Fraser dives into Japanese culture with ‘Rental Family’
November 19, 2025
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0:25Now Playing🧑🧑🧒 Brendan Fraser dives into Japanese culture with ‘Rental Family’
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as posted by the channelActor Brendan Fraser had never heard of a Japanese 'rental family' service before working on the comedy-drama film 'Rental Family.'
In the film, Fraser portrays an actor named Phillip Vandarploeug, the only non-Japanese person at his 'rental family' workplace in Japan, who pretends to be a little girl’s real-life father to help her get into a prestigious school.
Phillip also takes on different roles playing husbands, fathers, best friends and even a journalist for a dried-up celebrity.
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