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Sandakan 8 (1974)
Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo (original title)

120 min  -  Drama | History | War   -  23 June 1977 (Hungary)
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Director:

Kei Kumai

Writers:

Tomoko Yamazaki (nonfiction book), Sakae Hirosawa (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Komaki Kurihara, Yôko Takahashi and Kinuyo Tanaka
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Komaki Kurihara Komaki Kurihara ...
Keiko Mitani
Yôko Takahashi Yôko Takahashi ...
Osaki as a young woman
Kinuyo Tanaka ...
Osaki Yamakawa, as an old woman
Takiko Mizunoe Takiko Mizunoe ...
Okiku
Eiko Mizuhara Eiko Mizuhara ...
Ofumi
Yoko Todo Yoko Todo ...
Oyae
Yukiko Yanagawa Yukiko Yanagawa ...
Otake
Yoko Nakagawa Yoko Nakagawa ...
Ohana
Masayo Umezawa Masayo Umezawa ...
Yukiyo
Ken Tanaka Ken Tanaka ...
Hideo Takeuchi
Eitarô Ozawa Eitarô Ozawa ...
Tarozo
Tomoko Jinbo Tomoko Jinbo ...
Moto
Hideo Sunazuka Hideo Sunazuka ...
Yajima
Mitsuo Hamada Mitsuo Hamada ...
Yasukichi
Kaneko Iwasaki Kaneko Iwasaki ...
Sato
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Plot Keywords:

Prostitution | World War Two | Flashback

Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | Malay

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Brothel 8 See more »

Filming Locations:

Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Haiyu-za Film Production Company Ltd., O&R Productions, Toho Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Osaki was born and raised in Kumamoto. But she speaks the dialect of Oita, the neighbouring prefecture. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Sneak Previews: The Best of 1976" (1977) See more »