---
title: 'Sandakan No. 8 (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kei Kumai'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sandakan-no-8-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073654/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sandakan No. 8 (1974)

1974 · 120 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: サンダカン八番娼館 望郷

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kei Kumai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-kumai)
- **Screenplay:** [Kei Kumai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-kumai)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)

## Cast

- [Eitarō Ozawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/eitaro-ozawa)
- [Komaki Kurihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/komaki-kurihara)
- [Takiko Mizunoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/takiko-mizunoe)
- [Kinuyo Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinuyo-tanaka)

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