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Catalog/Drama/Sandakan No. 8
Sandakan No. 8 poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.0 / 100
1974·Drama / History / War·2h

SANDAKAN NO. 8

“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.

Above the Line
Kei Kumai·DirectorSakae Hirosawa·WriterKei Kumai·WriterMitsuji Kanau·Director of PhotographyAkira Ifukube·Original Music ComposerTatsuji Nakashizu·Editor
Cast
Komaki Kurihara·Keiko MitaniYoko Takahashi·Young OsakiKinuyo Tanaka·Old OsakiKen Tanaka·Hideo TakeuchiMasayo Umezawa·YukioTakiko Mizunoe·OkikuEiko Mizuhara·OfumiYoko Todo·OyaeYoko Nakagawa·OhanaEitarō Ozawa·Tarozo
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 2
Kei Kumai·DirectorTakayoshi Miyagawa·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Sakae Hirosawa·WriterKei Kumai·Writer
Camera· 1
Mitsuji Kanau·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Tatsuji Nakashizu·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Akira Ifukube·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Takeo Kimura·Production Design
Production· 3
Masayuki Satō·ProducerHideyuki Shiino·ProducerNozomi Hashimoto·Assistant Production Manager
By the Numbers
71.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Sandakan No. 8's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8A4A25
#1A1A1A
#FFFFFF
Mood
Somber, Pensive
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A close-up portrait of a young East Asian woman with short, dark hair, looking slightly upwards and to the right. Her face is illuminated from the right, castin”

Atmosphere
Dark, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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