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The Most Beautiful

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.

1944 |1h 25m |  Drama, War

Cast

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Takashi Shimura

Chief Goro Ishida

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Shôji Kiyokawa

Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section

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Ichirō Sugai

Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

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Takako Irie

Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother

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Yôko Yaguchi

Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

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Sachiko Ozaki

Sachiko Yamazaki

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Shizuko Nishigaki

Fusae Nishioka

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Asako Suzuki

Asako Suzumura

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Haruko Toyama

Masako Koyama

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Kazuko Hitomi

Kazuko Futomi

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Shizuko Yamada

Hisae Yamaguchi

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Itoko Kōno

Sue Okabe

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Michiko Oikawa

Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)

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Unpei Yokoyama

Dormitory worker (uncredited)

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Chieko Nakakita

Student worker (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Budget

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