The Most Beautiful

The stories of several young women who work in a 'precision optical instruments' factory during the second World War. Despite illness, injury, and tremendous personal hardship, the women persevere in their tasks, devoted to their work and their country's cause.

Takashi Shimura

Chief Goro Ishida

Shôji Kiyokawa

Soichi Yoshikawa, Chief of General Affairs Section

Ichirō Sugai

Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

Takako Irie

Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother

Yôko Yaguchi

Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers

Sayuri Tanima

Yuriko Tanimura, vice president of women workers

Sachiko Ozaki

Sachiko Yamazaki

Shizuko Nishigaki

Fusae Nishioka

Asako Suzuki

Asako Suzumura

Haruko Toyama

Masako Koyama

Aiko Masu

Tokiko Hiroda

Kazuko Hitomi

Kazuko Futomi

Shizuko Yamada

Hisae Yamaguchi

Itoko Kôno

Sue Okabe

Emiko Rei

Chie Shima (uncredited)

Haruko Mii

Haruko Kawai (uncredited)

Minori Toyohara

Minori Yoyota (uncredited)

Eiko Hirayama

Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)