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Nomugi Pass (1979)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 34M

Director : Satsuo Yamamoto
Writer : Kei Hattori

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Shinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake
Mieko Harada
Mieko Harada
Chikako Yuri
Chikako Yuri
Yûko Kotegawa
Yûko Kotegawa
Takeo Chii
Takeo Chii
Shinichirô Mikami
Shinichirô Mikami
Koji Moritsugu
Koji Moritsugu
Makoto Akatsuka
Makoto Akatsuka
Sen Yamamoto
Sen Yamamoto
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Sanae Nakahara
Sanae Nakahara
Mari Okamoto
Mari Okamoto
Ako Asano
Ako Asano
Kyoko Tsuda
Kyoko Tsuda
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
Narrator (voice)
Akiko Shikata
Akiko Shikata
Kuniko Ishii
Kuniko Ishii
Sada Matsumoto
Yasuko Sanjo
Yasuko Sanjo
Miwa Saitô
Miwa Saitô
Tatsu Nakamura
Tatsu Nakamura
Akiko Nomura
Akiko Nomura
Moto Masai
Hiroko Machida
Hiroko Machida
Imari Tsuji
Imari Tsuji
Hideo Fukuhara
Hideo Fukuhara
Kiku's father
Takashi Ebata
Takashi Ebata
Fujio Nagahama
Fujio Nagahama
Hiroshi Kiyama
Hiroshi Kiyama
Akira Kimura
Akira Kimura
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Tadayoshi Ueda
Tadayoshi Ueda
Saburo Satoki
Saburo Satoki
Matchmaker
Matabe Watabe
Matabe Watabe
Kikugoro Masai
Toshitaka Itō
Toshitaka Itō
Katsuhiro Oyama
Katsuhiro Oyama
Toshizō Kudō
Toshizō Kudō
Shin Tonomura
Shin Tonomura
Michio Inoue
Michio Inoue
Yoshihiko Tabata
Yoshihiko Tabata
Masanori Irie
Masanori Irie
Megumi Ayukawa
Megumi Ayukawa
Rie Arai
Rie Arai
Yuko Setsu
Yuko Setsu

Crews

Satsuo Yamamoto
Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
Shigemi Yamamoto
Shigemi Yamamoto
Original Story
Kei Hattori
Kei Hattori
Screenplay
Kanji Mochimaru
Kanji Mochimaru
Executive Producer
Takero Itō
Takero Itō
Producer
Tokuko Miyako
Tokuko Miyako
Producer
Setsuo Kobayashi
Setsuo Kobayashi
Director of Photography
Shigeo Mano
Shigeo Mano
Art Direction
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Shin Watarai
Shin Watarai
Sound Recordist
Kazuo Shimomura
Kazuo Shimomura
Lighting Technician
Jun Nabeshima
Jun Nabeshima
Editor