“Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.”
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.
Werner Herzog
Roc Morin
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Ernst Reijseger
Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro
Miki Fujimaki
Mahiro's Mother
Takashi Nakatani
Father of Bride / Lottery Official
Yuka Watanabe
Bride
Jin Kuroinu
Ishii's Friend
Airi Coats
Mahiro's Little Friend
Shun Ishigaki
Pantomime
Tatsuaki Hôjô
Bullet Train Official
Tetsuro Mori
Bullet Train Employee
Ryoko Sugimachi
Lottery Winner
Airi Asoh
Woman at Fox Shrine
... and 26 more
badelf
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.
Family Romance, LLC | In Conversation with Werner Herzog | MUBI
Featurette • YouTube
BFI at Home: Family Romance, LLC. director Werner Herzog, in conversation with Asif Kapadia
Featurette • YouTube
Family Romance, LLC (directed by Werner Herzog) | UK Official Trailer | Available to Watch 3 July
Trailer • YouTube
FAMILY ROMANCE, LLC | Official Trailer | Free Virtual Preview on MUBI July 3
Trailer • YouTube
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