Family Romance, LLC

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Werner Herzog

Writers

Werner Herzog

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

24 October 2019

Ensemble

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