# Rental Family 🇯🇵

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Podcast: [On The Sofa with Colson, Jack and Ben](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-sofa-with-colson-jack-and-ben-247123)
Published: 2026-04-15T03:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Colson is picking this weeks film, its Rental Family, Brendan Fraser plays an American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection. Make sure to leave us a review wherever you're listening to the podcast! 🎧 Subscribe and follow so you never miss an episode. 📱 Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthesofashow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthesofashow/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onthesofashow X: https://x.com/OnTheSofaShow 💬 Get in touch: Email: Hello@OnTheSofaShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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