The Most Beautiful (1944)

The Most Beautiful (1944)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1944-04-13 Japan 85 Min. PG-13
5.6 51 votes
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.

Cast

Takashi Shimura is Chief Goro Ishida
Chief Goro Ishida
Shōji Kiyokawa is Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichirō Sugai is Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako Irie is Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko Yaguchi is Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Sayuri Tanima is Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Sachiko Ozaki is Sachiko Yamazaki
Sachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko Nishigaki is Fusae Nishioka
Fusae Nishioka
Asako Suzuki is Asako Suzumura
Asako Suzumura
Haruko Toyama is Masako Koyama
Masako Koyama
Aiko Masu is Tokiko Hiroda
Tokiko Hiroda
Kazuko Hitomi is Kazuko Futomi
Kazuko Futomi
Shizuko Yamada is Hisae Yamaguchi
Hisae Yamaguchi
Itoko Kōno is Sue Okabe
Sue Okabe
Emiko Rei is Chie Shima (uncredited)
Chie Shima (uncredited)
Haruko Mii is Haruko Kawai (uncredited)
Haruko Kawai (uncredited)
Minori Toyohara is Minori Yoyota (uncredited)
Minori Yoyota (uncredited)
Eiko Hirayama is Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)
Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)
Harue Yamashita is Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)
Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)
Mineko Mashiro is Mineko Bando (uncredited)
Mineko Bando (uncredited)
Isuzu Miyakawa is Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)
Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)
Michiko Oikawa is Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
Teruko Kato is Teruko Sato (uncredited)
Teruko Sato (uncredited)
Akitake Kōno is Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Unpei Yokoyama is Dormitory worker (uncredited)
Dormitory worker (uncredited)
Chieko Nakakita is Student worker (uncredited)
Student worker (uncredited)
Koyuri Tanima is Factory worker (uncredited)
Factory worker (uncredited)

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