The Most Beautiful (1944)

04/13/1944 (JP) • 1h 25m

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

factory

world war ii

working women

optical

musical instruments

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