The Most Beautiful (13/04/1944)

Production : TOHO

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.

Takashi Shimura

Shôji Kiyokawa

菅井一郎

入江たか子