Rent a Family, Inc: Inside Japans Fake Family Industry ( Link Asia: 9, 13, 13)

Meet Ryuchi Ichinokawa. If you re Japanese, you might have already. His business employs professional standins to act as fake relatives, fiancees, friends, and bosses. Danish filmmaker Kaspar Schroder s new film chronicles this strange service. LinkAsia spoke with Schroder about the film. Watch more at