The Most Beautiful (1944)
The Most Beautiful (1944)
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Plot.
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.
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SubsCurrently The Most Beautiful is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Plex, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Criterion Channel
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This Movie Is About.
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Cast & Crew.
Takashi Shimura
Chief Goro Ishida
Shôji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Sōji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko Yaguchi
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
Sayuri Tanima
Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of the women workers
Sachiko Ozaki
Sachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko Nishigaki
Fusae Nishioka
Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzumura
Haruko Toyama
Masako Koyama
Aiko Masu
Tokiko Hiroda
Kazuko Hitomi
Kazuko Futomi
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Shizuko Yamada
Hisae Yamaguchi
Itoko Kōno
Sue Okabe
Motohiko Itô
Producer
Emiko Rei
Chie Shima (uncredited)
Jin Usami
Producer
Haruko Mii
Haruko Kawai (uncredited)
Seiichi Suzuki
Composer
Jôji Ohara
Cinematographer
Minori Toyohara
Minori Yoyota (uncredited)
Eiko Hirayama
Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)
Teruaki Abe
ProductionDesigner
Harue Yamashita
Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)
Mineko Mashiro
Mineko Bando (uncredited)
Isuzu Miyakawa
Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)
Michiko Oikawa
Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
Teruko Kato
Teruko Sato (uncredited)
Akitake Kôno
Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Unpei Yokoyama
Dormitory worker (uncredited)
Chieko Nakakita
Student worker (uncredited)
Koyuri Tanima
Factory worker (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 13, 1944
Original Name一番美しく
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
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Wiki.
The Most Beautiful (Japanese: 一番美しく, Hepburn: Ichiban Utsukushiku) is a 1944 Japanese drama and propaganda film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The semidocumentary film follows a group of female volunteer workers at an optics factory during the Second World War, during which the film was produced.
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