Japanese

A man sits on a train car next to a young girl. The girl looks up at him with suspicion.

Rental Family

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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.[…]

A group of people dance together outdoors, happy expressions on their faces.

Renoir

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In 1987 Tokyo, a quirky and sensitive eleven-year-old grapples with the fallout from her father's illness in this impressionistic portrait of coming-of-age.
A large group of students form a human pyramid outdoors. Two others stand facing them.

New Group

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If Invasion of the Body Snatchers traded pods for human pyramids and took place in a Japanese high school, it would be New Group.
Shown in black and white, a massive mountain sits in the middle of a sprawling city. Sun streams through the clouds.

Below the Clouds

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From the Oscar-nominated director of Fire at Sea comes an immersive and impressionistic portrait of communities living in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.
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