The Most Beautiful (5.6)

Movie · 1944 · 1 h 25 min · Drama, War

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.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa

Starring 志村喬, Shôji Kiyokawa, 菅井一郎, 入江たか子, 矢口陽子, 谷間小百合, Sachiko Ozaki, Shizuko Nishigaki, Asako Suzuki, 登山晴子

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