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The Most Beautiful (1944)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Akira Kurosawa

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Chief Goro Ishida
Shôji Kiyokawa
Shôji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako Irie
Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko Yaguchi
Yôko Yaguchi
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Sayuri Tanima
Sayuri Tanima
Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
Fusae Nishioka
Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzumura
Haruko Toyama
Haruko Toyama
Masako Koyama
Aiko Masu
Aiko Masu
Tokiko Hiroda
Kazuko Hitomi
Kazuko Hitomi
Kazuko Futomi
Shizuko Yamada
Shizuko Yamada
Hisae Yamaguchi
Itoko Kôno
Itoko Kôno
Sue Okabe
Emiko Rei
Emiko Rei
Chie Shima (uncredited)
Haruko Mii
Haruko Mii
Haruko Kawai (uncredited)
Minori Toyohara
Minori Toyohara
Minori Yoyota (uncredited)
Eiko Hirayama
Eiko Hirayama
Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)
Harue Yamashita
Harue Yamashita
Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)
Mineko Mashiro
Mineko Mashiro
Mineko Bando (uncredited)
Isuzu Miyakawa
Isuzu Miyakawa
Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)
Michiko Oikawa
Michiko Oikawa
Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
Teruko Kato
Teruko Kato
Teruko Sato (uncredited)
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Unpei Yokoyama
Unpei Yokoyama
Dormitory worker (uncredited)
Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Student worker (uncredited)
Koyuri Tanima
Koyuri Tanima
Factory worker (uncredited)

Crews

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Motohiko Itô
Motohiko Itô
Producer
Jin Usami
Jin Usami
Producer
Jôji Ohara
Jôji Ohara
Cinematography
Teruaki Abe
Teruaki Abe
Production Design
Seiichi Suzuki
Seiichi Suzuki
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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