Dear Etranger (2017) movie poster

Dear Etranger

2017 · 127 min · Director: Yukiko Mishima

Dear Etranger (2017) is a drama, directed by Yukiko Mishima. It stars Tadanobu Asano and Rena Tanaka. It explores the fragility and strength of family ties. The 127-minute film holds an audience score of 7.1/10.

What Dear Etranger Is About

Makoto is forty and in his second marriage, trying to build an ordinary family with his wife Nanae and the two daughters she brought from her first. He also has a daughter of his own, Saori, from a marriage that ended with custody going to her mother. When Nanae becomes pregnant, every balance in the household is redrawn. Adapting Kiyoshi Shigematsu’s 1996 novel, Yukiko Mishima refuses to treat the blended family as either a disaster or a miracle; she films it as a place where everyone stays slightly foreign to everyone else, and where that does not cancel the love. The film took the Special Grand Prix of the Jury at Montreal in 2017.

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What is Dear Etranger about?

Makoto is forty and in his second marriage, trying to build an ordinary family with his wife Nanae and the two daughters she brought from her first. He also has a daughter of his own, Saori, from a marriage that ended with custody going to her mother.

Where can I watch Dear Etranger?

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How long is Dear Etranger?

Dear Etranger runs for 127 minutes (2h 7m).

When did Dear Etranger come out?

Dear Etranger was released in 2017.

Who directed Dear Etranger?

Dear Etranger was directed by Yukiko Mishima.

Who stars in Dear Etranger?

Dear Etranger stars Tadanobu Asano, Rena Tanaka, Shinobu Terajima, Kankuro Kudo.

What is Dear Etranger's rating?

Dear Etranger holds 7.0/10 on IMDb and 7.1/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.

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