Sandakan No. 8 - Production & Contact Info

Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
120 min | Drama, History, War

Sandakan No. 8 (1974)

120 min | Drama, History, War

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.

Director

Kei Kumai

Writers

Tomoko Yamazaki (nonfiction book) | Sakae Hirosawa (screenplay) (as Ei Hirosawa) | Kei Kumai (screenplay)

Producers

Masayuki Satô | Hideyuki Shiino

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 2, 1974

Release date

Aug 7, 1977 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
33 cast members

Name	Known for
Komaki Kurihara Keiko Mitani Keiko Mitani See fewer	The Long Darkness (1972)
Yôko Takahashi Young Saki Kitagawa Young Saki Kitagawa See fewer	Evening Primrose (1974)
Kinuyo Tanaka Osaki Yamakawa, as an old woman Osaki Yamakawa, as an old woman See fewer	The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947)
Takiko Mizunoe Okiku Okiku See fewer	Chika kara kita otoko (1956)
Eiko Mizuhara Ofumi Ofumi See fewer	Hissatsu shikakenin (1972)
Yoko Todo Oyae Oyae See fewer	Kamen Rider Super-1 (1980)
Yukiko Yanagawa Otake Otake See fewer	Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
Yoko Nakagawa Ohana Ohana See fewer	Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
Masayo Umezawa Yukiyo Yukiyo See fewer	Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku (2023)
Ken Tanaka Hideo Takeuchi Hideo Takeuchi See fewer	Bokyo (1993)
Eitarô Ozawa Tarozo Tarozo See fewer	Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Tomoko Jinbo Moto Moto See fewer	Kôkotsu no hito (1973)
Hideo Sunazuka Yajima Yajima See fewer	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Mitsuo Hamada Yasukichi Yasukichi See fewer	Hikaru umi (1963)
Kaneko Iwasaki Sato Sato See fewer	The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
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Mamoru Hirata Actor Actor See fewer	Punishment Room (1956)
Kikuo Kaneuchi Actor Actor See fewer	Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (1974)
Shunsuke Kariya Actor Actor See fewer	Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Teruko Kishi Nami Nami See fewer	Stray Dog (1949)
Mariko Kuzumi Actress Actress See fewer	Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
Junko Matsumoto Actress Actress See fewer	Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
Ichirô Nakatani Yamamoto Yamamoto See fewer	Yojimbo (1961)
Mariko Nonaka Kiyo Kiyo See fewer	Ultraseven (1967)
Kishino Sayuri Haru Haru See fewer	Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
Mikio Shimizu Actor Actor See fewer	Bad Company (2001)
Kinzô Shin Sanetaka Ichijo Sanetaka Ichijo See fewer	Kyojin to gangu (1958)
Kin Sugai Woman came back from Penang Woman came back from Penang See fewer	The Funeral (1984)
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