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Family Romance, LLC (2019)

Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Werner Herzog

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.

Actors

Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Yuichi Ishii
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro Tanimoto
Mahiro (as Mahiro)
Miki Fujimaki
Miki Fujimaki
Mahiro's Mother
Takashi Nakatani
Takashi Nakatani
Father of Bride / Lottery Official
Yuka Watanabe
Yuka Watanabe
Bride
Jin Kuroinu
Jin Kuroinu
Ishii's Friend
Airi Coats
Airi Coats
Mahiro's Little Friend
Shun Ishigaki
Shun Ishigaki
Pantomime
Tatsuaki Hôjô
Tatsuaki Hôjô
Bullet Train Official
Tetsuro Mori
Tetsuro Mori
Bullet Train Employee
Ryoko Sugimachi
Ryoko Sugimachi
Lottery Winner
Airi Asoh
Airi Asoh
Woman at Fox Shrine
Yuki Wakabayashi
Yuki Wakabayashi
Hedgehog Cafe Worker
Umetani Hideyasu
Umetani Hideyasu
Robot Hotel Manager
Iwamoto Eisuke
Iwamoto Eisuke
Funeral Home Manager
Take Nakamura
Take Nakamura
Oracle
Yuika Koide
Yuika Koide
Ishii's Infant Child
Sumire Nagai
Sumire Nagai
Idol with Paparazzi
Ryosuke Nakanishi
Ryosuke Nakanishi
Paparazzi
Mayu Nakamura
Mayu Nakamura
Paparazzi
Makoto Sasaki
Makoto Sasaki
Paparazzi
Seiji Inoue
Seiji Inoue
Paparazzi
Kazushige Nishida
Kazushige Nishida
Paparazzi
Hideyuki Suzawa
Hideyuki Suzawa
Paparazzi
Miki Takafumi
Miki Takafumi
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Daiki Ishida
Daiki Ishida
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Shun Hishikawa
Shun Hishikawa
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Kazuya Ichino
Kazuya Ichino
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Teru Itashiki
Teru Itashiki
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Yuta Kato
Yuta Kato
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Mio Hinata
Mio Hinata
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Ryota Hashimoto
Ryota Hashimoto
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Soutaro Tsuji
Soutaro Tsuji
Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group)
Kiju Kitamura
Kiju Kitamura
Musician with Swordfighters
Yuki Masai
Yuki Masai
Cheerleader
Urara Fujishiro
Urara Fujishiro
Cheerleader
Mai Suzuki
Mai Suzuki
Cheerleader
Kumi Manda
Kumi Manda
Mother of the Bride

Crews

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Director
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Writer
Roc Morin
Roc Morin
Producer
Ernst Reijseger
Ernst Reijseger
Original Music Composer
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Director of Photography
Sean Scannell
Sean Scannell
Editor
Mark A. Mangini
Mark A. Mangini
Sound Designer
Mark A. Mangini
Mark A. Mangini
Sound Mixer
Bruce Lomet
Bruce Lomet
Digital Intermediate Producer
Jan Yarbrough
Jan Yarbrough
Digital Colorist
Airi Asoh
Airi Asoh
Translator
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Camera Operator
Shani Bornstein
Shani Bornstein
Graphic Designer
Mira Brower
Mira Brower
Set Designer
Mark Coffey
Mark Coffey
Assistant Sound Editor
Simon Herzog
Simon Herzog
Drone Cinematographer
Simon Herzog
Simon Herzog
Production Sound Mixer
Byron Wilson
Byron Wilson
Dialogue Editor
Lena Herzog
Lena Herzog
Still Photographer
Roc Morin
Roc Morin
Additional Photography
Mami Mitsuhashi
Mami Mitsuhashi
Wardrobe Coordinator
Ruth Tzipora
Ruth Tzipora
Costumer
Kannon Otaki
Kannon Otaki
Transportation Captain
Natsuko Brand
Natsuko Brand
Translator
Jasmin Dose
Jasmin Dose
Translator
Emi Otsuka
Emi Otsuka
Translator
Kay Samejima
Kay Samejima
Translator
Yukiko Shinoda
Yukiko Shinoda
Translator
Bernie Leinfelder
Bernie Leinfelder
Post Production Coordinator

Trailers and other movies

Family Romance, LLC - Teaser
FAMILY ROMANCE, LLC | Official Trailer | Free Virtual Preview on MUBI July 3
BFI at Home: Family Romance, LLC. director Werner Herzog, in conversation with Asif Kapadia
Family Romance, LLC | In Conversation with Werner Herzog | MUBI

Posters and backgrounds

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