バツイチ、再婚。一見良きパパを装いながらも、実際は妻の連れ子とうまくいかず、悶々とした日々を過ごすサラリーマン、田中信。妻・奈苗は、男性に寄り添いながら生きる専業主婦。キャリアウーマンの元妻・友佳との間にもうけた実の娘と3カ月に1度会うことを楽しみにしているとは言えない。 実は、信と奈苗の間には新しい生命が生まれようとしていた。血のつながらない長女はそのことでより辛辣になり、放った一言―「やっぱりこのウチ、嫌だ。本当のパパに会わせてよ」―。今の家族に息苦しさを覚え始める信は、怒りと哀しみを抱えたまま半ば自暴自棄で長女を奈苗の元夫・沢田と会わせる決心をするが・・・。

『Dear Etranger』
Drama / Japan / 2017 / 127 min
Screening Dates: November 14–20

Shin Tanaka is a salaryman who has remarried after a divorce. While he outwardly plays the role of a good father, he actually struggles to get along with his wife’s child from a previous marriage, leading to days filled with pent-up frustration. His current wife, Nanae, is a homemaker who defines herself through her devotion to the men in her life. Shin also has a biological daughter with his ex-wife—a career woman—though he cannot exactly say he looks forward to their scheduled meetings every three months. Unbeknownst to most, a new life is on the way for Shin and Nanae. This news only makes his stepdaughter—with whom he shares no blood ties—more hostile; she lashes out, declaring, “I hate this house. I want to see my real dad.” Feeling increasingly suffocated by his current family situation, and harboring a mix of anger and sorrow, Shin makes a reckless, desperate decision to arrange a meeting between his stepdaughter and Nanae’s ex-husband, Sawada…