The Most Beautiful (1944)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Akira Kurosawa
Writing:
- Akira Kurosawa
Stars:
Release Date: 1944-04-13
5.6/10
5.6/10
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 85
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Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Chief Goro Ishida
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Sachiko Yamazaki
Fusae Nishioka
Asako Suzumura
Kazuko Futomi
Hisae Yamaguchi
Sue Okabe
Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
Dormitory worker (uncredited)
Student worker (uncredited)
