Yoshida Sousuke

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.

Makino, a paediatrician stuck working in an elementary school, annoys his colleagues with his bad attitude but everyone values his brilliant diagnoses.