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Nomugi Pass (1979)

★ 6.3/10 154 min Drama, History Japan Japanese
Original Story: Shigemi Yamamoto
Screenplay by: Kei Hattori
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top 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

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