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The Most Beautiful (1944)

Original title: 一番美しく

1944-04-13 · 1h 25m · JA
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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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Akira KurosawaDirector, Writer

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Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraChief Goro IshidaShôji KiyokawaShôji KiyokawaSoichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs SectionIchirō SugaiIchirō SugaiKen Shinda, Chief of Labor SectionTakako IrieTakako IrieNoriko Mizushima, dorm motherYôko YaguchiYôko YaguchiTsuru Watanabe, president of women workersSayuri TanimaSayuri TanimaYuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workersSachiko OzakiSachiko OzakiSachiko YamazakiShizuko NishigakiShizuko NishigakiFusae NishiokaAsako SuzukiAsako SuzukiAsako SuzumuraHaruko ToyamaHaruko ToyamaMasako KoyamaAiko MasuAiko MasuTokiko HirodaKazuko HitomiKazuko HitomiKazuko Futomi

Keywords

World war iiFactoryMusical instrumentsWorking womenOptical

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · WarTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Factory · Musical InstrumentsDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityWar · World War IiDirector preference90737

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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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The Most Beautiful has a runtime of 85 minutes.

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