Oh! The Nomugi Pass
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900's 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.
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Released
- 1979
Details
Release year: 1979
Storyline
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900's 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 credits
- Shinobu Ôtake — Mine Masai
- Mieko Harada — Yuki Shinoda
- Chikako Yuri — Hana Mishima
- Yûko Kotegawa — Kiku Shoji