The Most Beautiful (1944)

ALL 04/13/1944 (ja) Drama, War 85 Min
  • Release
    04/13/1944
  • Production
    TOHO
  • Rotten tomato
    56%
  • Original title
    一番美しく
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Akira Kurosawa

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor



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  1. Takashi Shimura

    Chief Goro Ishida

  2. Shôji Kiyokawa

    Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section

  3. Ichirō Sugai

    Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

  4. Takako Irie

    Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother

  5. Yôko Yaguchi

    Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

  6. Sayuri Tanima

    Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers

  7. Sachiko Ozaki

    Sachiko Yamazaki

  8. Shizuko Nishigaki

    Fusae Nishioka

  9. Asako Suzuki

    Asako Suzumura

  10. Haruko Toyama

    Masako Koyama

  11. Aiko Masu

    Tokiko Hiroda

  12. Kazuko Hitomi

    Kazuko Futomi

  13. Shizuko Yamada

    Hisae Yamaguchi

  14. Itoko Kōno

    Sue Okabe

  15. Emiko Rei

    Chie Shima (uncredited)

  16. Haruko Mii

    Haruko Kawai (uncredited)

  17. Minori Toyohara

    Minori Yoyota (uncredited)

  18. Eiko Hirayama

    Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)

  19. Harue Yamashita

    Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)

  20. Mineko Mashiro

    Mineko Bando (uncredited)

  21. Isuzu Miyakawa

    Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)

  22. Michiko Oikawa

    Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)

  23. Teruko Kato

    Teruko Sato (uncredited)

  24. Akitake Kōno

    Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

  25. Unpei Yokoyama

    Dormitory worker (uncredited)

  26. Chieko Nakakita

    Student worker (uncredited)

  27. Koyuri Tanima

    Factory worker (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 27 , Crews : 7

Keyword

The Most Beautiful (1944) 85 Min

ALL 04/13/1944 (ja)
Drama, War
  • Release 04/13/1944
  • Production
    TOHO
  • Original title 一番美しく
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Akira Kurosawa

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Motohiko Itô, Jin Usami

    Producer