MOVIE · 1944
The Most Beautiful
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.
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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.
CAST
Featured cast
Takashi ShimuraChief Goro Ishida
Shōji KiyokawaSoichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section
Ichirō SugaiKen Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako IrieNoriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko YaguchiTsuru Watanabe, president of women workersSayuri TanimaYuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Sachiko OzakiSachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko NishigakiFusae NishiokaMORE TO EXPLORE
