Sandakan No. 8 (1974)

1974 · 122 min · Drama, History

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

Directed by Kei Kumai. Starring Komaki Kurihara, Yoko Takahashi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ken Tanaka and Masayo Umezawa.

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