Family Romance, LLC (2019)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.6 |
Directed By
Werner Herzog
Crew
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Roc Morin
Ernst Reijseger
Werner Herzog
Sean Scannell
Mark Mangini
Mark Mangini
Bruce Lomet
Jan Yarbrough
Airi Asoh
Werner Herzog
Shani Bornstein
Mira Brower
Mark Coffey
Simon Herzog
Simon Herzog
Byron Wilson
Lena Herzog
Roc Morin
Mami Mitsuhashi
Ruth Tzipora
Kannon Otaki
Natsuko Brand
Jasmin Dose
Emi Otsuka
Kay Samejima
Yukiko Shinoda
Bernie Leinfelder
TOP CAST
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
Yuki Wakabayashi
Hedgehog Cafe Worker
Umetani Hideyasu
Robot Hotel Manager
Iwamoto Eisuke
Funeral Home Manager
Take Nakamura
Oracle
Yuika Koide
Ishii's Infant Child
Sumire Nagai
Idol with Paparazzi
Ryosuke Nakanishi
Paparazzi
Mayu Nakamura
Paparazzi
Makoto Sasaki
Paparazzi
Seiji Inoue
Paparazzi
Kazushige Nishida
Paparazzi
Hideyuki Suzawa
Paparazzi
Miki Takafumi
Swordfighter
Daiki Ishida
Swordfighter
Shun Hishikawa
Swordfighter
Kazuya Ichino
Swordfighter
Teru Itashiki
Swordfighter
Yuta Kato
Swordfighter
Mio Hinata
Swordfighter
Ryota Hashimoto
Swordfighter
Soutaro Tsuji
Swordfighter
Kiju Kitamura
Musician with Swordfighters
Yuki Masai
Cheerleader
Urara Fujishiro
Cheerleader
Mai Suzuki
Cheerleader
Kumi Manda
Mother of the Bride
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