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

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