Underplayed Gems

No Blood Relation (1932)

No Blood Relation poster
Original title
生さぬ仲
Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A woman returns to Japan after years abroad and tries to reclaim the daughter she left behind. The child's adoptive mother and the birth mother clash over who should raise her.

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What happens

No Blood Relation (生さぬ仲, Nasanu naka) is a 1932 Japanese silent drama film directed by Mikio Naruse, based on a novel by Shunyo Yanagawa. It is the earliest surviving feature-length film by the director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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