Hikari, a Japanese filmmaker, has made a new movie entitled Rental Familywhich reflects his experience when he moved to the United States at the age of 17.
As premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, the director shares: “I came to America when he was 17 years old for the first time, and landed at Utah.”
She continues: “That was my first place to learn English. I was the only Asian girl throughout the city, I felt that … I had to learn English and I had to learn culture.”
Then, for the movie, says Hikari, imagine his experience by changing with an American in Japanese society.
“So, for me, bringing someone, an American boy, Tokyo, how is that? Because there are many things you learn when you are the only person in the room,” says the director.
Brendan Fraser, who stars in the movie, remembers discussing the idea of the film with the filmmaker Hikari.
“I learned about his life, about his aspirations, his interests, his unique experience to come to the United States and what that meant with the family we found, and not necessarily is what we are born sometimes.” The mummy Star adds.
He recalls: “I was perplexed and baffled and vigorized in all the best possible ways to meet Hikari. And then …”
“Hey, I knew that this story was unique. It’s something we need to see on the screen,” Brendan concludes. “And I correct myself if I’m wrong, I think we need to see this movie now more than ever these days.”
The film’s logline says that an American actor goes to Japan hoping to ensure his great rest. After that does not work, take a job at an agency that hires the actors to make independent roles for their customers. “
Rental Family He leans in cinemas on November 21.
