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Family Romance, LLC
Family Romance, LLC

Family Romance, LLC

Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.153/10

Release Date

24 October 2019

Country

United States of America

Cast

Yuichi Ishii

Yuichi Ishii

Yuichi Ishii

Mahiro Tanimoto

Mahiro Tanimoto

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

Daiki Ishida

Daiki Ishida

Swordfighter

Shun Hishikawa

Shun Hishikawa

Swordfighter

Kazuya Ichino

Kazuya Ichino

Swordfighter

Teru Itashiki

Teru Itashiki

Swordfighter

Yuta Kato

Yuta Kato

Swordfighter

Mio Hinata

Mio Hinata

Swordfighter

Ryota Hashimoto

Ryota Hashimoto

Swordfighter

Soutaro Tsuji

Soutaro Tsuji

Swordfighter

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

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