The Most Beautiful (1944) is a drama, war directed by Akira Kurosawa rated 5.6/10.
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.
Released: 1944-04-13
Duration: 1h 25m
Country: Japan
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writer: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Shōji Kiyokawa, Ichirō Sugai, Takako Irie
Production: TOHO
Takashi Shimura
Chief Goro Ishida
Shōji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko Yaguchi
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Sayuri Tanima
Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
Fusae Nishioka
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