Schindler's List
1993 · Drama · History
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Film / 1944
The Most Beautiful
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
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.
The story
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
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 workers
Sayuri TanimaYuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers
Sachiko OzakiSachiko Yamazaki
Shizuko NishigakiFusae Nishioka
Asako SuzukiAsako Suzumura
Haruko ToyamaMasako Koyama
Aiko MasuTokiko Hiroda
Kazuko HitomiKazuko Futomi
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Shizuko YamadaHisae Yamaguchi
Itoko KonoSue Okabe
Emiko ReiChie Shima (uncredited)
Haruko MiiHaruko Kawai (uncredited)
Minori ToyoharaMinori Yoyota (uncredited)
Eiko HirayamaYoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)
Harue YamashitaKiyo Mishima (uncredited)
Mineko MashiroMineko Bando (uncredited)
Isuzu MiyakawaShizue Miyazaki (uncredited)
Michiko OikawaMichiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
Teruko KatoTeruko Sato (uncredited)
Akitake KōnoFire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Unpei YokoyamaDormitory worker (uncredited)
Chieko NakakitaStudent worker (uncredited)
Koyuri TanimaFactory worker (uncredited)
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