Watch The Most Beautiful (1944) Official Trailer
5.6 / 10 IMDb April 13, 1944 1h 25m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 25m
Release Date
April 13, 1944
Genre
Drama, War
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Writers
Producers
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
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Sayuri Tanima
as Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Sachiko Ozaki
as Sachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
as Fusae Nishioka
Asako Suzuki
as Asako Suzumura
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Haruko Toyama
as Masako Koyama
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Aiko Masu
as Tokiko Hiroda
Kazuko Hitomi
as Kazuko Futomi
Shizuko Yamada
as Hisae Yamaguchi
Itoko Kono
as Sue Okabe
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Emiko Rei
as Chie Shima (uncredited)
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Haruko Mii
as Haruko Kawai (uncredited)
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Minori Toyohara
as Minori Yoyota (uncredited)
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Eiko Hirayama
as Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)
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Harue Yamashita
as Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)
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Mineko Mashiro
as Mineko Bando (uncredited)
Production Companies
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