Rental Family
2025 · 110 min · Director: Hikari
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Rental Family (2025) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Love25%
- Humor20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 35 % | 18 % | 3 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 40 % | 29 % | 8 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Empathy | 46 % | 36 % | 13 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 51 % | 39 % | 18 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 53 % | 44 % | 21 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 54 % | 50 % | 25 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 53 % | 46 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 56 % | 45 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Empathy | 65 % | 55 % | 50 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 59 % | 51 % | 49 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 51 % | 45 % | 36 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 63 % | 57 % | 41 % | 55 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 69 % | 60 % | 48 % | 56 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 55 % | 43 % | 38 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Love | 51 % | 38 % | 27 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 63 % | 45 % | 23 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Empathy | 80 % | 78 % | 57 % | 65 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Love | 80 % | 77 % | 63 % | 60 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Aiko Nakajima
Bartender
Neighbor Girlfriend
Neighbor Boyfriend
Neighbor Business Woman
Neighbor Old Man
Sonia
Daitoh's Mother
Daitoh's Father
Kota Nakano
Details
- Directed by
- Hikari
- Written by
- Hikari, Stephen Blahut
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2025
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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