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Sandakan No. 8
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Sandakan No. 8

1974-11-02 · 122 min · ★ 7.8

Drama · History

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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Directors
Kei Kumai
Production companies
TOHO, O&R Productions, Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Komaki KuriharaKomaki KuriharaKeiko Mitani
Yoko TakahashiYoko TakahashiYoung Osaki
Kinuyo TanakaKinuyo TanakaOld Osaki
Ken TanakaKen TanakaHideo Takeuchi
Masayo UmezawaMasayo UmezawaYukio
Takiko MizunoeTakiko MizunoeOkiku
Eiko MizuharaOfumi
Yoko TodoOyae
Yoko NakagawaOhana
Eitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaTarozo
Hideo SunazukaHideo SunazukaYajima
Mitsuo HamadaMitsuo HamadaYasukichi
Kaneko IwasakiKaneko IwasakiSato
Yukiko YanagawaOtake
Tomoko JinboMoto
Takashi EbataTakashi EbataMurata
Torauemon UtazawaTorauemon Utazawa
Kikuo Kaneuchi
Shunsuke KariyaShunsuke Kariya
Teruko KishiTeruko KishiNami

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