Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii

“Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.”
Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her missing father, the line between acting and reality threatens to blur.
Family Romance, LLC (directed by Werner Herzog) | UK Official Trailer | Available to Watch 3 July Official
Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Mahiro
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro
Mahiro's Mother
Miki Fujimaki
Mahiro's Mother
Father of Bride / Lottery Official
Takashi Nakatani
Father of Bride / Lottery Official
Bride
Yuka Watanabe
Bride
Ishii's Friend
Jin Kuroinu
Ishii's Friend
Mahiro's Little Friend
Airi Coats
Mahiro's Little Friend
Pantomime
Shun Ishigaki
Pantomime
Bullet Train Official
Tatsuaki Hôjô
Bullet Train Official
Bullet Train Employee
Tetsuro Mori
Bullet Train Employee
Lottery Winner
Ryoko Sugimachi
Lottery Winner
Woman at Fox Shrine
Airi Asoh
Woman at Fox Shrine
As much as I love Herzog and his particular guerilla film style, this one left me cold. I've been in Japan and can totally believe that someone would hire a father of the bride. The characters are not quite believable.
Read full reviewFamily Romance, LLC | In Conversation with Werner Herzog | MUBI
BFI at Home: Family Romance, LLC. director Werner Herzog, in conversation with Asif Kapadia
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