Dear Stranger
Dear Stranger／ディア・ストレンジャー
2025 · 2h 18m · Drama · Japan, Taiwan · Rated G (JP)
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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Tetsuya Mariko6.2Smart score
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child kidnappingdisappearancefamily relationshipsfamily tragedyimmigrant experienceincidentmarital crisismarital relationsmarried couplemissing childmoral dilemmaparenting stressrelationship
RatingG (JP)
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