Rental Family

American actor Phillip (Fraser) has been living in Japan for seven years, yet his most successful project to date remains an absurd toothpaste commercial. Out of desperation, he agrees to a contract with a “Family for Rent” agency, where he is hired to stand in for other people’s relatives — an emotionally distant father, or the fiancé of a young woman who plans to secretly get married and move to Canada.

Fraser’s tour de force charmed audiences, earning a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the U.S. National Board of Review included the film in its Top Ten Movies of the Year.