Drama ·War · Japan · 1944 · 1h 25m

The Most Beautiful

一番美しく

The Most Beautiful poster
Director
Akira Kurosawa
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 Sayuri Tanima as Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Crew
Jōji Ohara — Director of Photography Akira Kurosawa — Writer Motohiko Itō — Producer Jin Usami — Producer Teruaki Abe — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
factoryworld war iiworking womenopticalmusical instruments
Key Collaborators
Akira Kurosawa Director Jōji Ohara Director of Photography Akira Kurosawa Writer Motohiko Itō Producer Jin Usami Producer Teruaki Abe Production Design
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