This movie was made in the late 1980's.  It is about a young girl who is 
sent away from her home with many other girls of that time to work in a 
textile mill (near Kyoto, I think).  It is a very harsh winter.  She is 
sad, lonely, and eventually develops a lung disease.

Does anyone know the name of this movie and the leading actress's name?

Thanks so much,
Ejlin