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Cinemateca - Dear Stranger (2025)

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Dear Stranger2025

2h 18m

Ratings

TMDB

7.9/10

9 votes

Overview

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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Release Date

September 12, 2025

Runtime

2h 18m

Original Title

Dear Stranger／ディア・ストレンジャー

Status

Released

Languages

Japanese, English

Countries

Japan,Taiwan,United States of America

Studios

Lou Lou Film Studio

Producers

Yasuhiko Nakajima

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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Posters (4)

Backdrops (11)

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Genres & Themes

Keywords

married couple family relationships disappearance missing child family tragedy child kidnapping moral dilemma immigrant experience incident marital crisis relationships marital relations parenting stress