

The Most Beautiful
Drama
War
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1944-04-13
Runtime:
1h 25m
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writer:
Akira Kurosawa
Top Cast

Takashi Shimura
Chief Goro Ishida

Shōji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section

Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother

Yôko Yaguchi
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

Sayuri Tanima
Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers

Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Yamazaki

Shizuko Nishigaki
Fusae Nishioka

Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzumura

Haruko Toyama
Masako Koyama

Aiko Masu
Tokiko Hiroda

Kazuko Hitomi
Kazuko Futomi
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