Family Romance, LLC

“Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.”

6.2

2019

1h 50m

Drama

Director: Werner Herzog

Overview

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.

Trailer

Family Romance, LLC (directed by Werner Herzog) | UK Official Trailer | Available to Watch 3 July Official

Cast

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

Reviews

badelf

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.

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