The Most Beautiful
Seen it?1944 | 85 min | Drama, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Schindler's List or The Pianist, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 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