Family Romance, LLC

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

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Cast and crew

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  Yuichi IshiiYuichi Ishii

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  Mahiro TanimotoMahiro

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  Miki FujimakiMahiro's Mother

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  Takashi NakataniFather of Bride / Lottery Official

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  Yuka WatanabeBride

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  Jin KuroinuIshii's Friend

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  Airi CoatsMahiro's Little Friend

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  Shun IshigakiPantomime

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  Tatsuaki HôjôBullet Train Official

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  Tetsuro MoriBullet Train Employee

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  Ryoko SugimachiLottery Winner

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  Airi AsohWoman at Fox Shrine

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  Yuki WakabayashiHedgehog Cafe Worker

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  Umetani HideyasuRobot Hotel Manager

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  Iwamoto EisukeFuneral Home Manager

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  Take NakamuraOracle

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  Yuika KoideIshii's Infant Child

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  Ryosuke NakanishiPaparazzi

Director

Werner Herzog

Writer

Werner Herzog

Music

Ernst Reijseger

Cinematography

Werner Herzog