First Image of Brendan Fraser in 'Rental Family' - A down-and-out actor living in Tokyo is hired as a token American guy for a Japanese rental-family company, leading him on an unexpected journey of s : movies

[+] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 38 points 8 months ago (3 children)

There is a whole industry in some Asian countries for people to hire other people as fake boyfriends, girlfriends, foreign friend or just someone to hang out with because you're lonely. As a foreigner, you could be used as a "prop" basically showing how cultured you are by having a foreigner around.

Think of it like renting pineapples for fancy dinner parties in the old days.

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I thought pineapple parties were orgies?

[–] sartalon@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I'm pretty sure an upside down pineapple symbol has a meaning similar to that.

Back in the day, hanging a pineapple out front was something like, "Hey, I just got back from a voyage abroad, come hangout and see what I brought back with me and listen to my tales."

Then slowly turned into just a party. But pineapples were super rare, so people would rent one.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's a lemon party. Look it up.

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

First laugh of the day! I'll get you next time Gadget!

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago

😄

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago

you could be used as a "prop" basically showing how cultured you are by having a foreigner around.

Is that why Gwen had those 3 Japanese girls around her for a time? I thought it was weird having human accessories.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago

It is also an innovation on the concept of professional mourners. For thousands of years eastern and middle eastern cultures have hired professional mourners to make funeral attendance larger.

[–] myster0n@feddit.nl 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I see : you're one of those rich kids who can just buy a family outright.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I got mine the hard way.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago

Grave robbing.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

🤌🏼

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 8 months ago

The world is better for his return to cinema. 🥰

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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 5 points 8 months ago

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 8 months ago

isnt that what china does irl, with token americans, but with company PR campaigns.

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