The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful (1944)


  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1944-04-13
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 51 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: TOHO
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Summary

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.

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  • Takashi Shimura

    as Chief Goro Ishida

  • Shôji Kiyokawa

    as Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section

  • Ichirō Sugai

    as Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

  • Takako Irie

    as Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother

  • Yôko Yaguchi

    as Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

  • Sayuri Tanima

    as Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers

  • Sachiko Ozaki

    as Sachiko Yamazaki

  • Shizuko Nishigaki

    as Fusae Nishioka

  • Asako Suzuki

    as Asako Suzumura

  • Haruko Toyama

    as Masako Koyama

  • Aiko Masu

    as Tokiko Hiroda

  • Kazuko Hitomi

    as Kazuko Futomi

  • Shizuko Yamada

    as Hisae Yamaguchi

  • Itoko Kōno

    as Sue Okabe

  • Emiko Rei

    as Chie Shima (uncredited)

  • Haruko Mii

    as Haruko Kawai (uncredited)

  • Minori Toyohara

    as Minori Yoyota (uncredited)

  • Eiko Hirayama

    as Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)

  • Harue Yamashita

    as Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)

  • Mineko Mashiro

    as Mineko Bando (uncredited)

  • Isuzu Miyakawa

    as Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)

  • Michiko Oikawa

    as Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)

  • Teruko Kato

    as Teruko Sato (uncredited)

  • Akitake Kōno

    as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

  • Unpei Yokoyama

    as Dormitory worker (uncredited)

  • Chieko Nakakita

    as Student worker (uncredited)

  • Koyuri Tanima

    as Factory worker (uncredited)
Directing Akira Kurosawa Director
Writing Akira Kurosawa Writer
Production Motohiko Itô Producer
Production Jin Usami Producer
Art Teruaki Abe Production Design
Sound Seiichi Suzuki Music
Crew Jôji Ohara Cinematography

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