Family Romance, LLC (2019)
Started to Broadcast on MUBI at July 3, 2020.
Drama |
Werner Herzog, who not only directed but also served as writer and cinematographer, will introduce the virtual premiere and conclude with an exclusive 15 minute Q&A.
FAMILY ROMANCE, LLC is the latest feature from Herzog (AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD; CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS). Receiving its premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the film tells the story of a Tokyo-based company that offers the perfect stand-ins for absent family members, friends or admirers – available to rent for any occasion.
In a fictionalised take on this real-life company, Herzog follows founder Yuichi Ishii as he helps his clients make their dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her missing ex-husband, the line between performance and reality threatens to blur.
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog
Stars: Ishii Yuichi, Mahiro Tanimoto, Miki Fujimaki, Takashi Nakatani, Kumi Manda, Yuka Watanabe
►Cast
Ishii Yuichi | ||
Mahiro Tanimoto | … | (as Mahiro) |
Miki Fujimaki | … | Mahiro’s Mother |
Takashi Nakatani | … | Father of Bride / Lottery Official |
Kumi Manda | … | Mother of the Bride |
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 |
Umetani Hideyasu | … | Robot Hotel Manager |
Iwamoto Eisuke | … | Funeral Home Manager |
Take Nakamura | … | Oracle |
Yuika Koide | … | Ishii’s Infant Child |
Sumire Nagai | … | Idol with Paparazzi |
Ryosuke Nakanishi | … | Paparazzi |
Mayu Nakamura | … | Paparazzi |
Makoto Sasaki | … | Paparazzi |
Seiji Inoue | … | Paparazzi |
Kazushige Nishida | … | Paparazzi |
Hideyuki Suzawa | … | Paparazzi |
Miki Takafumi | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Daiki Ishida | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Shun Hishikawa | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Kazuya Ichino | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Teru Itashiki | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Yuta Kato | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Mio Hinata | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Ryota Hashimoto | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Soutaro Tsuji | … | Swordfighter (as part of Nihonbashi Ryomankai Group) |
Kiju Kitamura | … | Musician With Swordfighters |
Yuki Masai | … | Cheerleader |
Urara Fujishiro | … | Cheerleader |
Mai Suzuki | … | Cheerleader |
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