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Cast
Takashi Shimura
as Chief Goro Ishida
Shōji 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
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1944
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, War
Votes58
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WritersAkira Kurosawa
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Most Beautiful
About The Most Beautiful
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, The Most Beautiful leans on a strong ensemble — Takashi Shimura, Shōji Kiyokawa, Ichirō Sugai — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1944.
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