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The Most Beautiful
1944, Apr 13
1h 25m
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
Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Chieko Nakakita
Student worker (uncredited)
Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Unpei Yokoyama
Dormitory worker (uncredited)
Yôko Yaguchi
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Itoko Kōno
Sue Okabe
Shōji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Michiko Oikawa
Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
Fusae Nishioka
Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzumura
Shizuko Yamada
Hisae Yamaguchi
Kazuko Hitomi
Kazuko Futomi
Sayuri Tanima
Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Haruko Toyama
Masako Koyama
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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