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The 2025 film “Rental Family“ is coming to Blu-ray Disc on February 17th via Searchlight Pictures (Disney).

The movie was directed and co-written by Hikari. It stars Brendan Fraser. The supporting cast includes Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto, and Shannon Mahina Gorman. It’s certainly worth noting that this movie is “Certified Fresh” (based on critics) and “Verified Hot” (based on audiences) at Rotten Tomatoes.

The tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 2.00:1 aspect ratio, accompanied by lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound, on a BD-50 disc. The release will include a digital code (copy) of the film, compatible with Movies Anywhere.

UPDATED: The Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and Walmart. Bonus materials included with the release are listed below.

• Featurette: Rental Family Revealed — Go behind the scenes with Brendan Fraser, director HIKARI, and the Japanese cast as they explore friendship, culture, found family, and filming in Japan in this intimate look at the making of Rental Family.
• Deleted/Extended Scenes:
  • Columbus
  • Crying Session
  • Apology
  • Aiko’s First Client
  • Clearbright
  • Tickets
  • Audition
  • Phone Call

Further below, after the break, you can find the trailers for the home video and theatrical releases of the movie. Also, you can see the full press release announcing the home video release(s).

Home Video Trailer:

Theatrical Trailer:

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PRESS RELEASE:

“CLEVER, FUNNY AND HEARTWARMING”
– Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

RENTAL FAMILY

See the Feel-Good Movie of the Year When
Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family Arrives
 on Digital Jan. 13 and Blu-ray™ Feb. 17

BURBANK, CA (January 8, 2026) – Journey to Japan and into the heart of human connection with Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family when the film arrives on digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home January 13, followed by a Blu-ray release February 17.
 
Set in modern-day Tokyo, HIKARI’s Rental Family stars Academy Award®–winning Brendan Fraser as a has-been American actor searching for purpose and belonging in a society where he feels increasingly adrift. An unexpected acting call leads him to a “rental family” agency, where he is hired to play stand-in roles for strangers seeking connection. As performance begins to blur with reality, the immersive role-playing awakens his humanity and compassion, drawing him deeply into his clients’ lives and pushing him off-script whenever his empathetic heart takes over. Searchlight’s Rental Family channels the emotional depth of award-winning director, producer, and co-writer HIKARI (Beef, Tokyo Vice, 37 Seconds), who believes cinema “allows us to view others with empathy, creates space for conversation, and see parts of ourselves we did not know existed.”
 
Produced by Eddie Vaisman, p.g.a, Julia Lebedev, p.g.a, HIKARI, p.g.a, and Shin Yamaguchi, p.g.a, Rental Family also stars Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, and Akira Emoto.
 
Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family has captured the hearts of audiences and critics alike, praised as “universally resonant” (Clayton Davis, Variety) and “poignant and humorous” (Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter). The film is also certified on Rotten Tomatoes® as Verified Hot with a 96% Popcornmeter score and holds an 88% Certified Fresh Tomatometer rating from critics.
 
Audiences of all ages can embrace the refreshing warmth and humanity of Rental Family whenever they’re in need of humor and connection, now available to add to your movie collection on digital and Blu-ray.

Film Synopsis
Set in modern-day Tokyo, Rental Family follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who
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. Confronting
the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of
human connection.

Product Specifications
Street Date
Digital: January 13, 2026
Physical: February 17, 2026

Product SKUs
Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD
Physical: Blu-ray (Blu-ray + Digital Code)

Feature Run Time
Approx. 110 minutes

Rating
U.S.: PG-13 for thematic elements, some strong language, and suggestive material.

Aspect Ratio
Digital: Widescreen 2.00:1
Physical: Widescreen 2.00:1

Disc Size
Blu-ray: 50GB

Audio
Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French
5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks
Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital,
English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms), Spanish and French 5.1 & 2.0
Dolby Digital and French Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital

Subtitles
Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish and French
Digital: English SDH, Spanish and French (some platforms)

Bonus Features*

• Featurette: Rental Family Revealed — Go behind the scenes with Brendan Fraser,
  director HIKARI and the Japanese cast as they explore friendship, culture, found family,
  and filming in Japan in this intimate look at the making of Rental Family.
• Deleted/Extended Scenes:
  • Columbus
  • Crying Session
  • Apology
  • Aiko’s First Client
  • Clearbright
  • Tickets
  • Audition
  • Phone Call
  • Final Montage