The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic68/100
78 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner HerzogWriter
- Ernst ReijsegerOriginal Music Composer
- Werner HerzogDirector
Cast
- Yuichi IshiiYuichi Ishii
- Mahiro TanimotoMahiro
- Miki FujimakiMahiro's Mother
- Takashi NakataniFather of Bride / Lottery Official
- Yuka WatanabeBride
- Jin KuroinuIshii's Friend
- Airi CoatsMahiro's Little Friend
- Shun IshigakiPantomime
- Tatsuaki HôjôBullet Train Official
- Tetsuro MoriBullet Train Employee
- Ryoko SugimachiLottery Winner
- Airi AsohWoman at Fox Shrine
Stills
Themes
japanrentfamily drama