The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful

56% | Apr 13, 1944 | Drama, War

The stories of several young women who work in a 'precision optical instruments' factory during the second World War. Despite illness, injury, and tremendous personal hardship, the women persevere in their tasks, devoted to their work and their country's cause.

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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