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Dear Stranger

20252h 18mTetsuya Mariko

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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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Married CoupleFamily RelationshipsDisappearanceRelationshipMissing ChildFamily TragedyChild KidnappingMoral DilemmaImmigrant ExperienceIncident

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What is Dear Stranger (2025) about?

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"?

Who stars in Dear Stranger?

Dear Stranger stars Hidetoshi Nishijima (Kenji Saiga), Gwei Lun-Mei (Jane Yang), Julian Wang (Donovan "Donny" Fox), Christopher Mann (Detective Bixby), Everest Talde (Kai Saiga). The film was directed by Tetsuya Mariko.

How long is Dear Stranger?

Dear Stranger has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2025.

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