Dear Stranger
2025 | 138m | Japanese
Popularity: 18 (history)
| Director: | Tetsuya Mariko |
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| Writer: | Tetsuya Mariko |
| Staring: |
| 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"? | |
| Release Date: | Sep 12, 2025 |
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| Director: | Tetsuya Mariko |
| Writer: | Tetsuya Mariko |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | married couple, family relationships, disappearance, incident, relationships, marital relations |
| Production Companies | Toei Company, Rollin Studios, ROJI, Lou Lou Film Studio |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 23, 2025 Entered: Nov 23, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Michael Krysiewicz | Jeremy |
| 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 |
| Colin Kilkenny | Security Guard |
| Erinn Elizabeth O'Sullivan | Investigator |
| Anthony Argento | Young Man |
| Po-Yao Shih | Professor |
| Monica Villa | Maria |
| Meghan O'Leary-Clark | Mom #1 |
| Ijiri Anna | Mom #2, Passerby |
| Hikari Nakamura | Mom #3, Passerby |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Yasuyuki Sasaki | Director of Photography |
| Sonia Foltarz | Production Designer |
| Tetsuya Mariko | Screenplay, Director |
| Hiroaki Kanachi | Sound Recordist |
| Matthieu Laclau | Editor |
| Chad Dougherty | Gaffer |
| Chen-Yu Wu | Sound Supervisor |
| Tu Duu-Chih | Sound Supervisor |
| Jim O'Rourke | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chen Wan-Ching | Executive Producer |
| Naoya Takahashi | Producer |
| Anthony Argento | Co-Producer |
| Yasuhiko Nakajima | Executive Producer |
| Hiroki Ohwada | Executive Producer |
| Shogo Kimura | Executive Producer |
| Eisei Shu | Producer |
| Julia Xu | Producer |
| Owen Lee | Executive Producer |
| Taishi Mito | Executive Producer |
| Shôzô Ichiyama | Executive Producer |
| Jayde Lin | Executive Producer |
| Oliver Hsu | Executive Producer |
| Shunsuke Koga | Executive Producer |
| Liang Ying | Producer |
| Hideo Katsumata | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
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