The Most Beautiful

Akira Kurosawa
1944-04-13


5.6
85 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Takashi Shimura Chief Goro Ishida Unowned
Shôji Kiyokawa Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section Unowned
Ichirō Sugai Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section Unowned
Takako Irie Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother Unowned
Yôko Yaguchi Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers Unowned
Sayuri Tanima Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers Unowned
Sachiko Ozaki Sachiko Yamazaki Unowned
Shizuko Nishigaki Fusae Nishioka Unowned
Asako Suzuki Asako Suzumura Unowned
Haruko Toyama Masako Koyama Unowned
Aiko Masu Tokiko Hiroda Unowned
Kazuko Hitomi Kazuko Futomi Unowned
Shizuko Yamada Hisae Yamaguchi Unowned
Itoko Kōno Sue Okabe Unowned
Emiko Rei Chie Shima (uncredited) Unowned
Haruko Mii Haruko Kawai (uncredited) Unowned
Minori Toyohara Minori Yoyota (uncredited) Unowned
Eiko Hirayama Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited) Unowned
Harue Yamashita Kiyo Mishima (uncredited) Unowned
Mineko Mashiro Mineko Bando (uncredited) Unowned
Isuzu Miyakawa Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited) Unowned
Michiko Oikawa Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited) Unowned
Teruko Kato Teruko Sato (uncredited) Unowned
Akitake Kōno Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited) Unowned
Unpei Yokoyama Dormitory worker (uncredited) Unowned
Chieko Nakakita Student worker (uncredited) Unowned
Koyuri Tanima Factory worker (uncredited) Unowned