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Family Romance, LLC (2019)

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

6.2/10 1h 50m Oct 24, 2019
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Family Romance, LLC
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

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Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Mahiro Tanimoto" class="cast-photo">
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Miki Fujimaki" class="cast-photo">
Miki Fujimaki
Mahiro's Mother
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Takashi Nakatani" class="cast-photo">
Takashi Nakatani
Father of Bride / Lottery Official
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Yuka Watanabe" class="cast-photo">
Yuka Watanabe
Bride
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Jin Kuroinu" class="cast-photo">
Jin Kuroinu
Ishii's Friend
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Airi Coats" class="cast-photo">
Airi Coats
Mahiro's Little Friend
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Shun Ishigaki" class="cast-photo">
Shun Ishigaki
Pantomime
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Tatsuaki Hôjô" class="cast-photo">
Tatsuaki Hôjô
Bullet Train Official
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Tetsuro Mori" class="cast-photo">
Tetsuro Mori
Bullet Train Employee
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Ryoko Sugimachi" class="cast-photo">
Ryoko Sugimachi
Lottery Winner
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Airi Asoh" class="cast-photo">
Airi Asoh
Woman at Fox Shrine
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Werner Herzog
Writer Werner Herzog
Producer Roc Morin
Editor Sean Scannell

Production

Skellig Rock
US

Videos & Trailers

Family Romance, LLC | In Conversation with Werner Herzog | MUBI
Family Romance, LLC | In Conversation with Werner Herzog | MUBI
Featurette
BFI at Home: Family Romance, LLC. director Werner Herzog, in conversation with Asif Kapadia
BFI at Home: Family Romance, LLC. director Werner Herzog, in conversation with Asif Kapadia
Featurette
Family Romance, LLC (directed by Werner Herzog) | UK Official Trailer | Available to Watch 3 July
Family Romance, LLC (directed by Werner Herzog) | UK Official Trailer | Available to Watch 3 July
Trailer
FAMILY ROMANCE, LLC | Official Trailer | Free Virtual Preview on MUBI July 3
FAMILY ROMANCE, LLC | Official Trailer | Free Virtual Preview on MUBI July 3
Trailer

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Keywords

japan rent family drama

Reviews from TMDB

badelf 6/10
Mar 26, 2025

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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Details
Release Date October 24, 2019
Runtime 1h 50m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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