Family Romance, LLC (2019)

  • NR
  • 08/30/2019 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 50m

Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.

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.

Werner Herzog

Director, Writer

Cast

Yuichi Ishii's headshot

Yuichi Ishii

Yuichi Ishii
Mahiro Tanimoto's headshot

Mahiro Tanimoto

Mahiro
Miki Fujimaki's headshot

Miki Fujimaki

Mahiro's Mother
Takashi Nakatani's headshot

Takashi Nakatani

Father of Bride / Lottery Official
Yuka Watanabe's headshot

Yuka Watanabe

Bride
Jin Kuroinu's headshot

Jin Kuroinu

Ishii's Friend
Airi Coats's headshot

Airi Coats

Mahiro's Little Friend
Shun Ishigaki's headshot

Shun Ishigaki

Pantomime

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