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The Most Beautiful

Akira Kurosawa

1944 • 1h 25m

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 f...

The Most Beautiful

Cast

Takashi Shimura

Takashi ShimuraChief Goro Ishida

Shōji Kiyokawa

Shōji KiyokawaSoichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō SugaiKen Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

Takako Irie

Takako IrieNoriko Mizushima, dorm mother

Yôko Yaguchi

Yôko YaguchiTsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

Sayuri TanimaYuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers

Sachiko Ozaki

Sachiko OzakiSachiko Yamazaki

Shizuko Nishigaki

Shizuko NishigakiFusae Nishioka

Asako Suzuki

Asako SuzukiAsako Suzumura

Haruko ToyamaMasako Koyama

Aiko MasuTokiko Hiroda

Kazuko Hitomi

Kazuko HitomiKazuko Futomi

Shizuko Yamada

Shizuko YamadaHisae Yamaguchi

Itoko Kono

Itoko KonoSue Okabe

Emiko ReiChie Shima (uncredited)

Crew

Akira Kurosawa

Akira KurosawaDirector

Jōji Ohara

Jōji OharaDirector of Photography

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