Rental Family Locations
Rental Family is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Japanese filmmaker Hikari and written by Hikari and Stephen Blahut. Starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto, and Paolo Andrea Di Pietro, the film follows Phillip Vanderploeg, an American actor living in Japan who takes an unusual job at a rental family agency, stepping into the lives of strangers while searching for purpose and human connection.
The film premiered on September 6, 2025, at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on November 21, 2025. It received generally positive reviews, along with several awards and nominations. Filming took place between March and May 2024.
Rental Family was mainly filmed in Tokyo, Japan. Filming locations included Tokyo Hat Club in Taitō City, Eightdays Cafe in Toshima City, and Zenkoku-ji Temple in Shinjuku City.

Tokyo. Photo by Ryo Yoshitake on Unsplash.
Where was Rental Family Filmed?
Rental Family was filmed in eight days cafe, Karakida Station, teamLab Borderless, Tokyo Hat Club, Tora Chinese noodle shop and Zenkoku-ji Temple.
The complete list of the locations with latitude and longitude coordinates are listed below in the table.
Rental Family Locations Map
Rental Family Locations Table
| Location Name | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| eight days cafe | 35.732868 | 139.729111 |
| Karakida Station | 35.615822 | 139.410858 |
| teamLab Borderless | 35.661667 | 139.740921 |
| Tokyo Hat Club | 35.700531 | 139.781937 |
| Tora Chinese noodle shop | 35.567478 | 139.692200 |
| Zenkoku-ji Temple | 35.701530 | 139.739426 |
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