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Dear Stranger (2025)

"Love is tested."

9.8/10 2h 18m Sep 12, 2025
Action Drama Family

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"?

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Movie Details

Original Title Dear Stranger／ディア・ストレンジャー
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 3.8

Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Kenji Saiga
Popularity: 1.1
Gwei Lun-Mei
Gwei Lun-Mei
Jane Yang
Popularity: 1.5
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Julian Wang
Donovan "Donny" Fox
Popularity: 0.0
Christopher Mann
Christopher Mann
Detective Bixby
Popularity: 0.2
Everest Talde
Everest Talde
Kai Saiga
Popularity: 0.0
Fiona Fu
Fiona Fu
Shu-An Yao
Popularity: 0.1
Mia Reece
Mia Reece
Monica Lombera
Popularity: 0.0
James Chu
James Chu
En-Yu Yang
Popularity: 0.0
Aitor Martin
Aitor Martin
Miguel Lombera
Popularity: 0.0
Lanett Tachel
Lanett Tachel
Vanessa
Popularity: 1.5
Michael Krysiewicz
Michael Krysiewicz
Jeremy
Matt Golden
Matt Golden
Michael Beaumont
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Tetsuya Mariko
Screenplay Tetsuya Mariko
Editor Matthieu Laclau
Music Jim O'Rourke
Executive Producer Yasuhiko Nakajima, Owen Lee, Chen Wan-Ching
Producer Eisei Shu, Naoya Takahashi, Liang Ying

Production

Rollin Studios
US
Toei Company
JP
ROJI
JP
Lou Lou Film Studio
TW

Videos & Trailers

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Keywords

married couple family relationships disappearance incident relationships marital relations

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Details
Release Date September 12, 2025
Runtime 2h 18m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 3.8
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