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2025 | DIRECTED BY TETSUYA MARIKO

Dear Stranger

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Dear Stranger ディア・ストレンジャー
ディア・ストレンジャー
Movie Stats
Year
2025
Runtime
 138 minutes (2 hrs 18 mins)
Select Cast
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Lun-Mei Gwei
Christopher Mann
Everest Talde
Fiona Fu
Mia Reece
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First viewed:
13th Mar 2026
Last viewed:
13th Mar 2026
Total views:
16
Release Dates
Japan release date
 Japan
12th September 2025
11 months 29 days ago
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Directed by
tetsuya mariko Tetsuya Mariko
Starring
Hidetoshi NishijimaKenji Saiga
Lun-Mei GweiJane Yang
Christopher MannDetective Bixby
Everest TaldeKai Saiga
Fiona FuShu-An Yao
Mia ReeceMonica Lombera
James ChuEn-Yu Yang
Aitor MartinMiguel Lombera
Lanett TachelVanessa
Michael KrysiewiczJeremy
Matt GoldenMichael Beaumont
Steve McCoyConrad Fitzgerald
Meghan O'Leary-Clark
Carrie KeatingLily
Shelley Thomas-HartsPreschool Principal
Brandon SchramlTim Adkins
Erinn Elizabeth O'Sullivan
Colin KilkennySecurity Guard
Monica VillaMaria
Anthony ArgentoYoung Man
Kyle BhiroStudent
Mario GoldenDr. Gregory
John D. RemingtonDean
Po-Yao ShihProfessor
Hikari NakamuraMom #3, Passerby
Anna IjiriMom #2, Passerby
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Movie story - Dear Stranger
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 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
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Genres
Action
Action
Drama
Drama
Family
Family
Popular in these countries
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Philippines Philippines
  • Mexico Mexico
  • India India
  • Brazil Brazil
News from around the web
Dear Stranger  Eye For Film Sat, 11th October 2025

Review: NYC-Set Japanese Film "Dear Stranger" Gets Lost In Translation  Cinema Escapist Thu, 18th September 2025

Dear Stranger  The Reviews Hub Thu, 18th September 2025

‘Dear Stranger’ finds a couple at their breaking point  JoySauce Fri, 3rd October 2025

‘Dear Stranger’ Review: A Magnetic, Maddening Portrait of Cross-Cultural Love Lost in Translation  The Movie Buff Fri, 26th September 2025

Dear Stranger  timidmag.com Wed, 8th October 2025

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