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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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