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Nomugi Pass

Nomugi Pass

7,2 /10 (4 Votes)
1979 JA 154 min

Overview

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

30/06/1979

Votes

4

Popularity

0.6

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

あゝ野麦峠

Language

JA

Runtime

154 min

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