The Most Beautiful (1944)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa1h 25mDrama,War

Young women at a precision optics factory in wartime Japan push to exceed production quotas, enduring illness, injury, and personal hardship to “serve the country.” Led by Tsuru Watanabe, they fight fatigue and setbacks to keep their line moving—even when duty collides with grief.

Rated
U
Year
1944
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
13 April 1944
TMDB
5.6 (59)
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Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Chief Goro Ishida
Shōji Kiyokawa
Shōji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako Irie
Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko Yaguchi
Yôko Yaguchi
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
S
Sayuri Tanima
Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
Fusae Nishioka
Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzumura
H
Haruko Toyama
Masako Koyama
A
Aiko Masu
Tokiko Hiroda
Kazuko Hitomi
Kazuko Hitomi
Kazuko Futomi
Shizuko Yamada
Shizuko Yamada
Hisae Yamaguchi
Itoko Kono
Itoko Kono
Sue Okabe
E
Emiko Rei
Chie Shima (uncredited)
H
Haruko Mii
Haruko Kawai (uncredited)
M
Minori Toyohara
Minori Yoyota (uncredited)
E
Eiko Hirayama
Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)
H
Harue Yamashita
Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)
M
Mineko Mashiro
Mineko Bando (uncredited)
I
Isuzu Miyakawa
Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)
Michiko Oikawa
Michiko Oikawa
Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
T
Teruko Kato
Teruko Sato (uncredited)
Akitake Kōno
Akitake Kōno
Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Unpei Yokoyama
Unpei Yokoyama
Dormitory worker (uncredited)
Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Student worker (uncredited)
K
Koyuri Tanima
Factory worker (uncredited)

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