is a

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series written by

Saori Oguri is a Japanese manga artist born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. She is a graduate of Tama Art University, where she studied graphic design. Her first work was ''Sora ni makka na mono relu'' in the '' shōjo'' comic magazine, ''Chorus'' (published in ...

. 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

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in Japan, and bilingual versions have been produced. The series is about Oguri's relationship with

Tony László Tony László (born 16 October 1960) is an American born to parents of Hungarian and Italian descent. He was raised in the United States and came to Japan in 1985. As a freelance journalist, he has written articles in English and Japanese. He ...

, 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

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Film version

A film adaptation of the manga was produced in 2010. Official media related to the film version spell the title in English as ''My darling is a foreigner''.

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and

Jonathan Sherr Jonathan Sherr (born April 24, 1974) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Tony László in '' My Darling Is a Foreigner''. He played the role of Mardock in ''Tokyo Bandwagon''. Filmography Live action *''English Teacher'' - Tom *''Lo ...

star in the film version, released in Japan in April 2010.

Cast

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as Mika Oguri *

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as ''Orange Pop'' Editor *

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as Saori's dad *

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as Saori's mom * Daijiro Kawaoka * Dante Carver *

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* Takumi Bando *

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(cameo)

Reception

Mark Shilling of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 2.5 stars out of a total of 5 stars. He praised actor Jonathan Sherr as "miles above the usual foreign actor in Japanese films, meaning he is not totally embarrassing to watch", but added that when he is "required to show something deeper than affability, he is lost". ''

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'' also gave the film an average review. ''

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'' stated that "narrative tension flounders due to excessive fidelity to Oguri's experience. Sherr has little to do but be sweet and understanding; Inoue is more rounded, but can't transcend the script's limitations. Occasional use of Oguri-style animation will appeal to the manga's fans, but merely emphasize the charm that's mostly missing. Helming and lensing are as flat as Sherr's character. Tech credits are solid." Joe Kern in ''

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'' criticized what he described were stereotyped portrayals.

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