The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful

56% | Apr 13, 1944 | Drama, 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.

Featured Cast

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer

Cast

Chief Goro Ishida
Takashi Shimura
Chief Goro Ishida
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Shōji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Yôko Yaguchi
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

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