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Release Date:
23 June 1977 (Hungary)
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 7 wins
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1 nomination
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Mezamashii: Kinuyo Tanaka in Sandakan 8 (with Bonus Oscar Trivia!)
(From FilmExperience. 28 August 2009, 9:34 PM, PDT)
(From FilmExperience. 28 August 2009, 9:34 PM, PDT)
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A beautiful film
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Cast
(in credits order) | Komaki Kurihara | ... | Keiko Mitani |
| Yôko Takahashi | ... | Osaki as a young woman |
 | Kinuyo Tanaka | ... | Osaki Yamakawa, as an old woman |
| Takiko Mizunoe | ... | Okiku |
| Eiko Mizuhara | ... | Ofumi |
| Yoko Todo | ... | Oyae |
| Yukiko Yanagawa | ... | Otake |
| Yoko Nakagawa | ... | Ohana |
| Masayo Umezawa | ... | Yukiyo |
| Ken Tanaka | ... | Hideo Takeuchi |
| Eitarô Ozawa | ... | Tarozo |
| Tomoko Jinbo | ... | Moto |
| Hideo Sunazuka | ... | Yajima |
| Mitsuo Hamada | ... | Yasukichi |
| Kaneko Iwasaki | ... | Sato |
| Yoshiko Maki | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Takashi Ebata | ... | Murata |
| Mamoru Hirata | ||
| Kikuo Kaneuchi | ||
| Shunsuke Kariya | ||
| Teruko Kishi | ... | Nami |
| Mariko Kuzumi | ||
| Junko Matsumoto | ||
| Ichirô Nakatani | ... | Yamamoto |
| Mariko Nonaka | ... | Kiyo |
| Kishino Sayuri | ... | Haru |
| Mikio Shimizu | ||
| Kinzô Shin | ... | Sanetaka Ichijo |
| Kin Sugai | ... | Woman came back from Penang |
| Chigusa Takayama | ... | Tomi |
| Yasukiyo Umeno | ||
| Takako Yamada | ... | Old woman |
| Hatsuo Yamaya | ... | Ittchan |
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| Kei Kumai | |||
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| Tomoko Yamazaki | (nonfiction book) | |
| Sakae Hirosawa | (screenplay) (as Ei Hirosawa) and | |
| Kei Kumai | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Masayuki Satô | .... | producer | |
| Hideyuki Shiino | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Akira Ifukube | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mitsuji Kanau | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Tatsuji Nakashizu | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Takeo Kimura | |||
Production Management | |||
| Nozomi Hashimoto | .... | assistant production manager | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Toho Company (1974) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2009) (Japan) (TV)
- Toho Studios sound stages
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo" - Japan (original title)
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120 min
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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 »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Sneak Previews: The Best of 1976" (1977)See more »
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Despite the subject matter, this is one of the most physically beautiful films I've ever seen. A difficult story to watch at times and some of the symbolism was a little overdone, but a well crafted movie with great attention to camera angle, set dressing, and - above all - the cinematography. A really stunning work...