| Nomugi Pass | |
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| Directed by | Satsuo Yamamoto |
| Screenplay by | Yoshi Hattori[1] |
| Story by | Shigemi Yamamoto[1] |
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| Cinematography | Setsuo Kobayashi[1] |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
Production company | Shin Neon Eiga Production[1] |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 153 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Nomugi Pass (あゝ野麦峠, Ah, Nomugi Pass) is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.[2]
An indictment of the treatment of Meiji period silkworkers by their employers.[3]
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][3]
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]
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]
