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The Most Beautiful (1944)

The Most Beautiful (1944)

Drama War
Release Date: 1944, April 13
Directors: Akira Kurosawa
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO, TOHO, TOHO
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Haruko Toyama, Takako Irie, Ichirō Sugai, Akitake Kōno, Chieko Nakakita, Eiko Hirayama, Unpei Yokoyama, Sayuri Tanima, Itoko Kōno, Shōji Kiyokawa, Yôko Yaguchi

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

world war ii factory working women optical musical instruments