Family Romance, LLC

6.2

1h 50m2019-10-24

Drama

"Followers, friends, family. All available for hire."

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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.

Family Romance, LLC Cast

Yuichi Ishiicharacter: Yuichi Ishii

Mahiro Tanimotocharacter: Mahiro

Miki Fujimakicharacter: Mahiro's Mother

Takashi Nakatanicharacter: Father of Bride / Lottery Official

Yuka Watanabecharacter: Bride

Jin Kuroinucharacter: Ishii's Friend

Airi Coatscharacter: Mahiro's Little Friend

Shun Ishigakicharacter: Pantomime

Tatsuaki Hôjôcharacter: Bullet Train Official

Tetsuro Moricharacter: Bullet Train Employee

Family Romance, LLC Reviews

badelf

March 26, 2025

6.0

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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