Dear Stranger

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Dear Stranger
Directed by Tetsuya Mariko
Written byTetsuya Mariko
Produced byEisei Shu, Ying Liang, Julia Xu, Naoya Takahashi
Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima
Gwei Lun-mei
Release date
  • September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)
LanguagesEnglish, Chinese

Dear Stranger is a 2025 film directed by Tetsuya Mariko starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Gwei Lun-mei. [1] It explores themes of trust and grief in the American immigrant experience and multi-cultural marriage between a Japanese man and his Taiwanese-American wife. [2] [3]

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Production

The film is the first English production from Japan's Toei Company. [4] It shot entirely on location in New York City. [2]

Aside from Toei, the film is backed by Roji Inc. and has support from JLOX+ and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA).

Release

The film premiered September 12, 2025 in Japan and screened at the Busan International Film Festival. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Busan 2025 Review: In DEAR STRANGER, a Kidnapping Cracks Open a Troubled Marriage". ScreenAnarchy. 2025-09-17. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  2. 1 2 "Toei Company readies first English-language live-action feature 'Dear Stranger'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  3. ↑ Deshpande, Akash (2025-09-18). "Dear Stranger (2025) 'BIFF' Movie Review: A Layered Portrait of Marital Discontent, Fragile Masculinity, and Bourgeois Anxieties". High On Films. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  4. ↑ Schilling, Mark (2025-09-18). "'Dear Stranger' confronts marriage in turmoil, but lacks subtlety". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  5. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2025-09-08). "'Drive My Car' Star Nishijima Hidetoshi's Busan-Bound Drama 'Dear Stranger' Boarded by EST N8 for International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
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