Nomugi Pass

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot

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.

Run Time

2h 34m

Original Title

あゝ野麦峠

Genre

Drama, History

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese, English

Official Release Date

June 30, 1979

Available Via

Theatrical Release

Shin Nippon Eiga
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