Dear Stranger (2025)
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"?
Director:
Tetsuya Mariko
Writer:
Tetsuya Mariko
 |
Hidetoshi Nishijima as Kenji Saiga |
 |
Gwei Lun-Mei as Jane Yang |
 |
Julian Wang as Donovan "Donny" Fox |
 |
Christopher Mann as Detective Bixby |
 |
Everest Talde as Kai Saiga |
 |
Fiona Fu as Shu-An Yao |
 |
Mia Reece as Monica Lombera |
 |
James Chu as En-Yu Yang |
 |
Aitor Martin as Miguel Lombera |
 |
Lanett Tachel as Vanessa |
 |
Matt Golden as Michael Beaumont |
|
Steve McCoy as Conrad Fitzgerald |
 |
Carrie Keating as Lily |
|
John D. Remington as Dean |
 |
Shelley Thomas-Harts as Preschool Principal |
 |
Brandon Schraml as Tim Adkins |
|
Kyle Bhiro as Student |
|
Mario Golden as Dr. Gregory |
 |
Colin Kilkenny as Security Guard |
 |
Erinn Elizabeth O'Sullivan as Investigator |
|
Anthony Argento as Young Man |
|
Po-Yao Shih as Professor |
 |
Monica Villa as Maria |
 |
Meghan O'Leary-Clark as Mom #1 |
 |
Ijiri Anna as Mom #2, Passerby |
|
Hikari Nakamura as Mom #3, Passerby |
| Directing | Tetsuya Mariko | Director |
| Writing | Tetsuya Mariko | Screenplay |
| Camera | Yasuyuki Sasaki | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Chad Dougherty | Gaffer |
| Sound | Hiroaki Kanachi | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Matthieu Laclau | Editor |
| Production | Sonia Foltarz | Production Designer |
| Sound | Wu Chen-yu | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Tu Duu-chih | Sound Supervisor |
| Production | Yasuhiko Nakajima | Executive Producer |
| Production | Owen Lee | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chen Wan-ching | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jayde Lin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hideo Katsumata | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hiroki Ohwada | Executive Producer |
| Production | Taishi Mito | Executive Producer |
| Production | Oliver Hsu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shogo Kimura | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shôzô Ichiyama | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shunsuke Koga | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eisei Shu | Producer |
| Production | Naoya Takahashi | Producer |
| Production | Liang Ying | Producer |
| Production | Julia Xu | Producer |
| Production | Anthony Argento | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Jim O'Rourke | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Cathy Ni | Associate Producer |
