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No Blood Relation

7.319321h 19mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorMikio Naruse
WritersKōgo Noda·Mikio Naruse

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Cast · Directed by Mikio Naruse

SNShin'yō Nara
Shin'yō Nara
Shunsaku Atsumi
YTYukiko Tsukuba
Yukiko Tsukuba
Masako, Atsumi's wife
FKFumiko Katsuragi
Fumiko Katsuragi
Kishiyo, Atsumi's mother
JOJoji Oka
Joji Oka
Masaya Kusakabe
YOYoshiko Okada
Yoshiko Okada
Tamae Kiyooka
IYIchiro Yuki
Ichiro Yuki
Keiji Makino
KMKenichi Miyajima
Kenichi Miyajima
Secretary
TK
Toshiko Kojima
Shigeko, Atsumi's daughter
SA
Shozaburo Abe
Gen the Pelican
KKKanji Kawara
Kanji Kawara
Detective
KOKenji Oyama
Kenji Oyama
Lodger
KHKikuko Hanaoka
Kikuko Hanaoka
Waitress

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More from Yukiko Tsukuba · Co-star actress

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More from Mikio Naruse · Director

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No Blood Relation — streaming FAQ

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No Blood Relation is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada. It's not currently on Netflix.

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