Drama ·History · Japan · 1974 · 2h 2m

Sandakan No. 8

サンダカン八番娼館　望郷

Sandakan No. 8 poster
Director
Kei Kumai
Cast
Komaki Kurihara as Keiko Mitani Yoko Takahashi as Young Osaki Kinuyo Tanaka as Old Osaki Ken Tanaka as Hideo Takeuchi Masayo Umezawa as Yukio Takiko Mizunoe as Okiku
Crew
Mitsuji Kanau — Director of Photography Tatsuji Nakashizu — Editor Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Kei Kumai — Writer Sakae Hirosawa — Writer Masayuki Satō — Producer
Tagline

A prostitute is a woman too.

Synopsis

A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8.

Trailer Sandakan No. 8 — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
japanmiseryexploitationforced prostitution
Key Collaborators
Kei Kumai Director Mitsuji Kanau Director of Photography Tatsuji Nakashizu Editor Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Kei Kumai Writer Sakae Hirosawa Writer Masayuki Satō Producer Hideyuki Shiino Producer Takeo Kimura Production Design
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