The Most Beautiful Poster

The Most Beautiful

55.27% | April 13, 1944 | 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.

Featured Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Motohiko Itō
Producer
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Cast

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Chief Goro Ishida
Shōji Kiyokawa
Shōji Kiyokawa
Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako Irie
Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko Yaguchi
Yôko Yaguchi
Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

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