Underplayed Gems

My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010)

My Darling Is a Foreigner poster
Original title
ダーリンは外国人
Directed by
Kazuaki Ue
Genre
biographical film, romance anime and manga
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
A
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a live-action film based on a real couple's story. A Japanese woman and an American man navigate the small cultural differences and daily misunderstandings in their relationship in Tokyo.

lightheartedromanticgentleobservationalintimatebittersweetunhurriedcharming

What happens

My Darling Is a Foreigner (ダーリンは外国人, Dārin wa Gaikokujin) is a manga series written by Saori Oguri. The English subtitle of the Japanese editions of the first two entries is "My darling is ambidextrous"; the official English version is called My Darling is a Foreigner. The books are published by Media Factory, Incorporated in Japan, and bilingual versions have been produced. The series is about Oguri's relationship with Tony László, an American writer of half-Hungarian half-Italian descent who lives in Tokyo. The book Is He Turning Japanese?, a spin-off of the main manga written by László and illustrated by Oguri, was published by Digital Manga Publishing in North America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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