Nomugi Pass
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| Directed by | Satsuo Yamamoto |
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| Screenplay by | Yoshi Hattori[1] |
| Story by | Shigemi Yamamoto[1] |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
| Cinematography | Setsuo Kobayashi[1] |
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Production
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Shin Neon Eiga Production[1]
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Release dates
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June 9, 1979 |
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Running time
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153 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Nomugi Pass (あゝ野麦峠 Ah! Nomugi Toge?) is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.
Contents
Cast
- Shinobu Otake as Mine Masai
- Mieko Harada as Yuki Shinoda
- Chikako Yūri as Hana Mishima
- Yūko Kotegawa as Kiku Shoji
- Rentarō Mikuni as Tokichi Adachi
Plot
An indictment of the treatment of Meiji period silkworkers by their employers.[2]
Production
The film was one of the last made by director Satsuo Yamamoto and was followed by a 1982 sequel, his final work, Nomugi Pass II (Ā, Nomugi tōge: Shinryoku hen).[1][2]
Release
A roadshow version of the film was released in Japan on June 9, 1979 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] It received a general release on June 30, 1979.[1] The film was Toho's highest grossing film of the year and was the second highest grossing among domestic releases.[1]
The film was released in the United States with English-subtitles by Toho International on December 28, 1979.[1]
Reception
In Japan, at the 34th Mainichi Film Awards, Nomugi Pass won the awards for Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Score.[1] At the Japanese Academy Awards, the film won the award for Best Sound, and Best Music Score (Masaru Sato).[1]
Footnotes
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Nomugi Pass at IMDb
- あゝ野麦峠 at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
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