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..
Is this for you? If you have a soft spot for old-school melodrama that feels like it was filmed in a fever dream, you might get something out of No Blood Relation. It’s definitely not for anyone who needs their protagonists to be likable or their plots to follow a straight line. If you go in looking for a warm reunion,...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Mikio Naruse
Wilfred Lucas
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"Is this for you? If you have a soft spot for old-school melodrama that feels like it was filmed in a fever dream, you might get something out of No Blood Relation. It’s definitely not for anyone who needs their protagonists to be likable or their plots to follow a straight line. If you go in looking for a warm reunion, you’re going to be disappointed. If you want to watch people make bad decisions for 90 minutes, pull up a chair. The whole thing feels a bit like watching a car crash in slow mot..."
Shin'yō Nara
Shunyō Yanagawa, Kōgo Noda
Japan
1932 · IMDb —
