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Dear Stranger

Dear Stranger2025

★7.0138 minDrama

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

Writer

Score

Stars

Hidetoshi Nishijima Gwei Lun-Mei Julian Wang

Cast26

Hidetoshi Nishijima
as Kenji Saiga
Gwei Lun-Mei
as Jane Yang
J
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
S
Steve McCoy
as Conrad Fitzgerald
Carrie Keating
as Lily
J
John D. Remington
as Dean
Shelley Thomas-Harts
as Preschool Principal
Brandon Schraml
as Tim Adkins
K
Kyle Bhiro
as Student
M
Mario Golden
as Dr. Gregory
Colin Kilkenny
as Security Guard
Erinn Elizabeth O'Sullivan
as Investigator
A
Anthony Argento
as Young Man
P
Po-Yao Shih
as Professor
Monica Villa
as Maria
Meghan O'Leary-Clark
as Mom #1
Ijiri Anna
as Mom #2, Passerby
H
Hikari Nakamura
as Mom #3, Passerby

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