Family Romance, LLC

Family Romance, LLC
2019
★★★☆☆ 6.2/10
⏱️ 110 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
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.

Where to Watch (US)

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Cast

Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro
Miki Fujimaki
Miki Fujimaki
Mahiro's Mother
Takashi Nakatani
Takashi Nakatani
Father of Bride / Lottery Official
Yuka Watanabe
Yuka Watanabe
Bride
Jin Kuroinu
Jin Kuroinu
Ishii's Friend

User Reviews

badelf
★ 6/10
March 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.

Crew

Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog
Producer
Roc Morin

Production

Skellig Rock

Keywords

japanrentfamily drama