Sandakan No. 8

Sandakan No. 8 (1974)

サンダカン八番娼館　望郷

A prostitute is a woman too.

A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8.

Date of release
1974-11-02
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (20)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Kei Kumai

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Sandakan No. 8 , also known as Sandakan 8 and Brothel 8, is a 1974 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai, starring Yoko Takahashi, Komaki Kurihara and Kinuyo Tanaka. It was nominated for the 48th Academy Awards in the category of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It also became one of the highest-grossing Japanese films at the Chinese box office, where it generated box office admissions in the hundreds of millions.

Production

Sandakan No. 8 was based on the 1972 book Sandakan Brothel No. 8: An Episode in the History of Lower-Class by Yamazaki Tomoko. The book focused on the "karayuki-san", the Japanese term for young women who were forced into sexual slavery (see sex trafficking) in Pacific Rim countries and colonies during the early 20th century.

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