Family Romance, LLC

Nan
1h 50m
2019
6.265 /10 (68)

Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.

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.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 2019-10-24

Top Billed 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

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