The Most Beautiful
51 reviews
Drama/War
1h 25m
1944
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...
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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.
- DirectorAkira Kurosawa
- Release13 April 1944
- Genre
- Duration1h 25m
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- Revenue?
- Rate51 reviews
- Productions
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Cast

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

Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Yamazaki

Shizuko Nishigaki
Fusae Nishioka

Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzumura

Kazuko Hitomi
Kazuko Futomi

Shizuko Yamada
Hisae Yamaguchi

Itoko Kōno
Sue Okabe

Michiko Oikawa
Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)

Unpei Yokoyama
Dormitory worker (uncredited)

Chieko Nakakita
Student worker (uncredited)
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