Sandakan 8 (1974)
A journalist interviews an old woman who was forced into prostitution, just like many other Japanese women working in Asia outside of Japan during the first half of the 20th century. She worked in a Malaysian brothel called Sandakan 8.
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Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
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Keiko Mitani -
Osaki as a young woman -
Osaki Yamakawa, as an old woman -
Okiku
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Ofumi
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Oyae
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Otake
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Ohana
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Yukiyo
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Hideo Takeuchi
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Tarozo -
Moto
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Yajima
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Yasukichi
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Sato
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Director:
Kei KumaiWriters:
Tomoko Yamazaki (nonfiction book), Sakae Hirosawa (screenplay), Kei Kumai (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 48th Academy Awards in 1976.
Goofs
Osaki was born and raised in Kumamoto. But she speaks the dialect of Oita, the neighbouring prefecture.
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Genres
Drama | History | WarDetails
Release Date:
23 June 1977Language
Japanese, Malay
Country of Origin
JapanFilming Locations
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