The Most Beautiful (1944)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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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.

Genre: Drama, War

Language: ja

Production

Cinematographer: Jōji Ohara · Production Design: Teruaki Abe

Production: TOHO

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