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The Most Beautiful

1944

85 minutes

DramaWar

Overview

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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Top Cast

Takashi Shimura headshot

Takashi Shimura

Chief Goro Ishida

Shôji Kiyokawa headshot

Shôji Kiyokawa

Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section

Ichirō Sugai headshot

Ichirō Sugai

Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

Takako Irie headshot

Takako Irie

Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother

Yôko Yaguchi headshot

Yôko Yaguchi

Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

Sayuri Tanima headshot

Sayuri Tanima

Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers

Sachiko Ozaki headshot

Sachiko Ozaki

Sachiko Yamazaki

Shizuko Nishigaki headshot

Shizuko Nishigaki

Fusae Nishioka

Asako Suzuki headshot

Asako Suzuki

Asako Suzumura

Haruko Toyama headshot

Haruko Toyama

Masako Koyama

Aiko Masu headshot

Aiko Masu

Tokiko Hiroda

Kazuko Hitomi headshot

Kazuko Hitomi

Kazuko Futomi

Shizuko Yamada headshot

Shizuko Yamada

Hisae Yamaguchi

Itoko Kōno headshot

Itoko Kōno

Sue Okabe

Emiko Rei headshot

Emiko Rei

Chie Shima (uncredited)

Haruko Mii headshot

Haruko Mii

Haruko Kawai (uncredited)

Minori Toyohara headshot

Minori Toyohara

Minori Yoyota (uncredited)

Eiko Hirayama headshot

Eiko Hirayama

Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)

Harue Yamashita headshot

Harue Yamashita

Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)

Mineko Mashiro headshot

Mineko Mashiro

Mineko Bando (uncredited)

Isuzu Miyakawa headshot

Isuzu Miyakawa

Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)

Michiko Oikawa headshot

Michiko Oikawa

Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)

Teruko Kato headshot

Teruko Kato

Teruko Sato (uncredited)

Akitake Kōno headshot

Akitake Kōno

Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

Unpei Yokoyama headshot

Unpei Yokoyama

Dormitory worker (uncredited)

Chieko Nakakita headshot

Chieko Nakakita

Student worker (uncredited)

Koyuri Tanima headshot

Koyuri Tanima

Factory worker (uncredited)