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Jan 12

39m 30s

576: Hikari On The Music Of Rental Famil...

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Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Hikari, co-writer and director of the heartwarming comedy drama, Rental Family. Starring Brendan Fraser, it tells tells the story of an American actor based in Japan, who takes a job with an agency that provides stand-in family members for strangers. Rental Family is score by Jonsi & Alex Somers of Sigur Ros fame - and quite beautifully too!

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