Movie·2025·2h 18m
Dear Stranger
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: Dear Stranger／ディア・ストレンジャー
A Japanese man and his Chinese-American wife struggle with work, parenting, and caregiving in NYC. Their strained life spirals when their son is kidnapped, leading to murder. Unspoken truths and secrets surface, deepening their rift. Can they rebuild their shattered vision of a "happy family"?
Producer
Yasuhiko Nakajima, Owen Lee
Cinematography
Yasuyuki Sasaki
Editor
Matthieu Laclau
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
10 votes
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Cast
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Kenji Saiga
Gwei Lun-Mei
Jane Yang
Julian Wang
Donovan "Donny" Fox
Christopher Mann
Detective Bixby
Everest Talde
Kai Saiga
Fiona Fu
Shu-An Yao
Mia Reece
Monica Lombera
James Chu
En-Yu Yang
Aitor Martin
Miguel Lombera
Lanett Tachel
Vanessa
Matt Golden
Michael Beaumont
Steve McCoy
Conrad Fitzgerald
Carrie Keating
Lily
John D. Remington
Dean
Shelley Thomas-Harts
Preschool Principal
Brandon Schraml
Tim Adkins
Kyle Bhiro
Student
Mario Golden
Dr. Gregory
// crew
Crew
Tetsuya Mariko
Director, Screenplay
Yasuyuki Sasaki
Director of Photography
Matthieu Laclau
Editor
Yasuhiko Nakajima
Executive Producer
Owen Lee
Executive Producer
Chen Wan-ching
Executive Producer
Jayde Lin
Executive Producer
Hideo Katsumata
Executive Producer
Hiroki Ohwada
Executive Producer
Taishi Mito
Executive Producer
Oliver Hsu
Executive Producer
Shogo Kimura
Executive Producer
Shôzô Ichiyama
Executive Producer
Shunsuke Koga
Executive Producer
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