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24/10/2019 Drama 1h 50m
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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.

  1. Werner Herzog

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Yuichi Ishii

    Yuichi Ishii

  2. Mahiro Tanimoto

    Mahiro

  3. Miki Fujimaki

    Mahiro's Mother

  4. Takashi Nakatani

    Father of Bride / Lottery Official

  5. Yuka Watanabe

    Bride

  6. Jin Kuroinu

    Ishii's Friend

  7. Airi Coats

    Mahiro's Little Friend

  8. Shun Ishigaki

    Pantomime

  9. Tatsuaki Hôjô

    Bullet Train Official

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2025-03-26
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.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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