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6.3/10 • 69

2019-10-241h 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

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Yuichi Ishii

    Yuichi Ishii

    Yuichi Ishii

  2. Mahiro Tanimoto

    Mahiro Tanimoto

    Mahiro

  3. Miki Fujimaki

    Miki Fujimaki

    Mahiro's Mother

  4. Takashi Nakatani

    Takashi Nakatani

    Father of Bride / Lottery Official

  5. Yuka Watanabe

    Yuka Watanabe

    Bride

  6. Jin Kuroinu

    Jin Kuroinu

    Ishii's Friend

  7. Airi Coats

    Airi Coats

    Mahiro's Little Friend

  8. Shun Ishigaki

    Shun Ishigaki

    Pantomime

  9. Tatsuaki Hôjô

    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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
japanrentfamily drama