The Most Beautiful
In 1944 wartime Japan, a determined young woman leads her fellow factory workers in a grueling battle against exhaustion and tragedy to meet impossible production quotas and support the war effort.
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.
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- Takashi Shimuraas Chief Goro Ishida
- Soji Kiyokawaas Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
- Ichiro Sugaias Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
- Takako Irieas Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
- Yoko Yaguchias Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
- Sayuri Tanimaas Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of the women workers
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Shot by Joji OharaScored by Seiichi SuzukiDesigned by Teruaki Abe
Also known as
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- The Most Beautifulen
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Cast & Crew
16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Takashi Shimura
as Chief Goro Ishida
Soji Kiyokawa
as Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichiro Sugai
as Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako Irie
as Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yoko Yaguchi
as Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Sayuri Tanima
as Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of the women workers
Sachiko Ozaki
as Sachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
as Fusae Nishioka
Asako Suzuki
as Asako Suzumura
Haruko Toyama
as Masako Koyama
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