

The Most Beautiful
19441h 25m5.5(56)
DramaWar
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: Akira Kurosawa
Writer: Akira Kurosawa
Top Cast
Takashi ShimuraChief Goro Ishida
Shōji KiyokawaSoichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichirō SugaiKen Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako IrieNoriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko YaguchiTsuru Watanabe, president of women workersSayuri TanimaYuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Sachiko OzakiSachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko NishigakiFusae Nishioka
Asako SuzukiAsako SuzumuraHaruko ToyamaMasako KoyamaAiko MasuTokiko Hiroda
Kazuko HitomiKazuko FutomiWhere to Watch
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