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62% Critic Match
Family Romance, LLC
“Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.”
6.2 / 10• 2019• 1h 50m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
YI
Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
LeadMT
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro
MF
Miki Fujimaki
Mahiro's Mother
TN
Takashi Nakatani
Father of Bride / Lottery Official
YW
Yuka Watanabe
Bride
JK
Jin Kuroinu
Ishii's Friend
AC
Airi Coats
Mahiro's Little Friend
SI
Shun Ishigaki
Pantomime
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Werner Herzog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Family Romance, LLC is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
