Dear Stranger

Sep 12, 2025

2h 18m

★ 7.9

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"?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Rollin Studios

Toei Company

ROJI

Lou Lou Film Studio

Dear Stranger Trailers

Cast

Kenji Saiga

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Jane Yang

Gwei Lun-Mei

Donovan "Donny" Fox

Julian Wang

Detective Bixby

Christopher Mann

Kai Saiga

Everest Talde

Shu-An Yao

Fiona Fu

Monica Lombera

Mia Reece

En-Yu Yang

James Chu

Miguel Lombera

Aitor Martin

Vanessa

Lanett Tachel

Michael Beaumont

Matt Golden

Conrad Fitzgerald

Steve McCoy

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