Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo

"A prostitute is a woman too."

Jun 23 1977 N/A 2h 0m
Drama, History, War

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

Plot

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.

Written by

Tomoko Yamazaki, Sakae Hirosawa, Kei Kumai

Directed by

Kei Kumai

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho

Languages

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
853
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA