The Most Beautiful

Synopsis

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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Written by

Akira Kurosawa

Music

Seiichi Suzuki

Studio

TOHO

Released

13 April 1944

Genres

Drama, War