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The Most Beautiful

5.6 / 10 5.6 1944 1h 25mU

DramaWar

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.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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CAST

The people behind the story

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

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Sayuri TanimaYuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers

Sachiko Ozaki

Sachiko OzakiSachiko Yamazaki

Shizuko Nishigaki

Shizuko NishigakiFusae Nishioka