Sandakan No. 8
1974, Japanese. Directed by Kei Kumai.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Sandakan No. 8 is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Details
- Released
- 2 November 1974
- Original title
- サンダカン八番娼館 望郷
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sakae Hirosawa, Kei Kumai
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Sandakan No. 8 runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Sandakan No. 8 is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked Sandakan No. 8, try Sakuran, Radium Girls, Oranges and Sunshine.
Who directed Sandakan No. 8?
Sandakan No. 8 (1974) was directed by Kei Kumai and stars Komaki Kurihara, Yoko Takahashi, Kinuyo Tanaka.