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Sandakan No. 8

Sandakan No. 8

A prostitute is a woman too.

19747.72h 2m

Overview

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

Directed by Kei Kumai
Written by Sakae Hirosawa, Kei Kumai
Produced by Masayuki Satō, Hideyuki Shiino
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Top Cast

Komaki Kurihara

Komaki Kurihara

Keiko Mitani

Yoko Takahashi

Yoko Takahashi

Young Osaki

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Old Osaki

Ken Tanaka

Ken Tanaka

Hideo Takeuchi

Masayo Umezawa

Masayo Umezawa

Yukio

Takiko Mizunoe

Takiko Mizunoe

Okiku

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Eiko Mizuhara

Ofumi

Y

Yoko Todo

Oyae

Y

Yoko Nakagawa

Ohana

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Tarozo

Themes & Keywords

japanmiseryexploitationforced prostitution

About Sandakan No. 8

Sandakan No. 8 is a drama, war, history film released in 1974 exploring themes of japan, misery, exploitation, forced prostitution. Directed by Kei Kumai, it stars Komaki Kurihara, Yoko Takahashi, Kinuyo Tanaka. A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8.

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