The Most Beautiful (1944)
1h 25m | PG-13
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.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Studio: TOHO
Genre: Drama, War
Video: 720p
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