Nomugi Pass

Nomugi Pass

Movie 1979-06-30 2h 34m Drama History
★ 7.2 / 10 · 4 votes

The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without rest, and endured those conditions and sexual harassment to earn money for their poor families. Across the ocean, it was the great depression in America.

Status
Released
Studio
Shin Nippon Eiga
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English
Director
Satsuo Yamamoto
Cast
Shinobu Otake Shinobu Otake Mieko Harada Mieko Harada Chikako Yuri Chikako Yuri Yuko Kotegawa Yuko Kotegawa Takeo Chii Takeo Chii Shinichirō Mikami Shinichirō Mikami Kohji Moritsugu Kohji Moritsugu Makoto Akatsuka Makoto Akatsuka Sen Yamamoto Sen Yamamoto Hōsei Komatsu Hōsei Komatsu Akihiko Hirata Akihiko Hirata Sanae Nakahara Sanae Nakahara
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Awards

Nominated for 1 Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Award

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 1 nominated

  • 1980 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominated Shinobu Otake

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