Interviews With "Rental Family" Filmmaker Hikari & Star Akira Emoto

#RentalFamily is a comedy-drama film directed by #Hikari, who co-wrote the script with Stephen Blahut, starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, and #AkiraEmoto. The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its direction, writing, and heartwarming performances. Hikari and Emoto were both kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with #NextBestPicture contributors #EmaSasic and #GiovanniLago, respectively, about their work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is scheduled to be released in the United States by #SearchlightPictures on November 21st. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on https://nextbestpicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud -   / nextbestpicturepodcast   iTunes Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpY... And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at   / nextbestpicture