Drama, Comedy
An American actor in Tokyo 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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
American Saint
Galaxy Quest
T'Day
Babel
The Fisher King
Miss Hokusai
Driving Miss Daisy
A Beautiful Mind
Bread and Tulips
Dances with Wolves
The Last Samurai
Dead Man Walking
Top Gun
Lost in Translation
Tokyo Cowboy
The End
Bodo
Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo!
SIMILAR MOVIES
King Kong vs. Godzilla
IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 1962
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.American Saint
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2001
Young actor Miles Hottonian attempts to become the hard-living leader of the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac. After finding an online casting call for a Miloš Forman project about the great writer, Miles enlists the help of the last NYC checker cabbie Charlie Grebbini to drive him from New York to Los Angeles to experience life on the road in time for the audition, an adventure that will ultimately change their lives forever.Galaxy Quest
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1999
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space ... until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.T'Day
IMDB 10 | Jan , 2025
Babel
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2006
Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.The Fisher King
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1991
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.Miss Hokusai
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2015
A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.Driving Miss Daisy
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1989
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.A Beautiful Mind
IMDB 7.9 | Dec , 2001
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.Bread and Tulips
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2000
An endearing light comedy about a woman who spontaneously becomes a resident of Venice after her family left her behind. While enjoying the wonderful people she meets she achieves a new life and the first time independent of her family.Dances with Wolves
IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 1990
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.The Last Samurai
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 2003
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.Dead Man Walking
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1995
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.Top Gun
IMDB 7.1 | May , 1986
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.Lost in Translation
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2003
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.Tokyo Cowboy
IMDB 6 | Jun , 2024
Brash businessman Hideki (Arata Iura) convinces his Tokyo bosses he can turn a profitless Montana cattle ranch into a premiere-performing asset. However, when his Japanese Wagyu-beef expert fails him, Hideki is poised to fail unless he identifies a missing element that's key to the transformation: himself.The End
IMDB 4.4 | Aug , 2021
Seven famous actors get caught up in a game that no one can predict the ending. In a moment when the whole world is in limbo and the future seems more than uncertain, the stars receive a lucrative offer. And although it is not the peak of their professional ambitions, they do not intend to give it up. Sex, intrigue, betrayals, denunciations, disloyalty, deceptions, all covered with an artificial smile.Bodo
IMDB 8.5 | Mar , 2017
The story of Eugeniusz Bodo, a famous Polish actor and singer, who was at the peak of his career in 1930s.Tokyo Sonata
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2008
A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.Tokyo!
IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 2008
Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.