Family Romance, LLC

6.2/10 • 70

2019-10-24 • 1h 50m

Drama

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.

Directors: Werner Herzog
Writters: Werner Herzog
Editors: Werner Herzog, Sean Scannell

Drama

Family Romance, LLC

2019-10-24 • 1h 50m

6.2/10 • 70

Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.

Directors: Werner Herzog
Writters: Werner Herzog
Editors: Werner Herzog, Sean Scannell

Top Billed Cast

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Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro
Miki Fujimaki
Mahiro's Mother
Takashi Nakatani
Father of Bride / Lottery Official
Yuka Watanabe
Bride
Jin Kuroinu
Ishii's Friend
Airi Coats
Mahiro's Little Friend
Shun Ishigaki
Pantomime
Tatsuaki Hôjô
Bullet Train Official

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badelf

Mar 26, 2025

6/10

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.