Nomugi Pass
Released: 1979
Drama
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.
Starring: Shinobu Otake, Mieko Harada, Chikako Yuri, Yūko Kotegawa, Takeo Chii, Shinichirô Mikami, Koji Moritsugu, Makoto Akatsuka
Directed by: Satsuo Yamamoto
Written by: Kei Hattori, Shigemi Yamamoto
Language: Japanese
Scenes
In the earlier part of this film (day1 at silk mills), a lot of female workers rushed into the restroom due to they just woke up and wanted to take morning pee. However, there was not enough stalls and some girls showed desperate behaviors outside and one of them decides to hold to prevent being late for work.
Log
Added: 2022-02-26 19:57:31Edited: 2024-01-09 14:49:05
Edited: 2024-07-14 04:08:01