Nomugi Pass
1979, Japanese. Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 30 June 1979
- Original title
- あゝ野麦峠
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kei Hattori
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What Nomugi Pass is based on
Nomugi Pass is based on Aa Nomugi-tōge by Shigemi Yamamoto.
Aa Nomugi-tōge
By Shigemi Yamamoto
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Nomugi Pass runs 154 minutes (2h 34m).
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Nomugi Pass isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 June 1979. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
What movies are like Nomugi Pass?
If you liked Nomugi Pass, try Radium Girls, Adventures of a Mathematician, Munich - The Edge of War.
Who directed Nomugi Pass?
Nomugi Pass (1979) was directed by Satsuo Yamamoto and stars Shinobu Otake, Mieko Harada, Chikako Yuri.
What is Nomugi Pass based on?
Nomugi Pass is based on Aa Nomugi-tōge by Shigemi Yamamoto.