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Nomugi Pass

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.

Release Date

June 30, 1979

Runtime

154 min

Genres

Drama , History

Directed by

Satsuo Yamamoto, Toshio Goto

Screenplay by

Kei Hattori

Language

Japanese

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Status

Released