Cast
Shin'yō Nara
as Shunsaku Atsumi
Yukiko Tsukuba
as Masako, Atsumi's wife
Fumiko Katsuragi
as Kishiyo, Atsumi's mother
Joji Oka
as Masaya Kusakabe
Yoshiko Okada
as Tamae Kiyooka
Ichiro Yuki
as Keiji Makino
Kenichi Miyajima
as Secretary
Toshiko Kojima
as Shigeko, Atsumi's daughter
Shozaburo Abe
as Gen the Pelican
Kanji Kawara
as Detective
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1932
Runtime1h 19m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes17
DirectorMikio Naruse
WritersKōgo Noda, Mikio Naruse
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsNo Blood Relation
About No Blood Relation
An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she abandoned years before.
Directed by Mikio Naruse, No Blood Relation leans on a strong ensemble — Shin'yō Nara, Yukiko Tsukuba, Fumiko Katsuragi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1932.
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