Yukiko MISHIMA 三島有紀子
Dear Etranger
幼な子われらに生まれ
Nippon Cinema ª
After his failed first marriage, Makoto starts a new family with Nanae and her two daughters. When the spouses expect their first child together, Nanae’s older daughter Kaoru starts to rebel against her stepfather, which leads to a serious family crisis. A sensitive narration and an outstanding cast make DEAR ETRANGER an exceptional take on the Japanese family drama.
幼な子われらに生まれ
Osanago warera ni umare
Japan 2017
127 minutes
Director
Yukiko MISHIMA
Script
Haruhiko ARAI based on a novel by Kiyoshi SHIGEMATSU
Cinematography
Ryo OTSUKA
Music
Takuto TANAKA
Production
"Dear Etranger" Production Committee
World sales
Pony Canyon
Cast
Tadanobu ASANO, Rena TANAKA, Shinobu TERAJIMA, Shingo MIZUSAWA, Kankuro KUDO
About Yukiko MISHIMA
三島有紀子
Yukiko MISHIMA was born in Osaka in 1969. After graduating from Kobe College, she worked at the TV broadcasting station NHK before completing her first cinema feature, SHISEI: LIKE A SMELLING MOON, in 2009. Since then, she has worked as a director and script writer for cinema as well as TV productions. Her family drama DEAR ETRANGER (2017 / NC ’18) was shown at international film festivals and received numerous awards.