The Most Beautiful

1944 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating

56/100

Hit

no

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 Most Beautiful (1944), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 56/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Takashi Shimura
• Shōji Kiyokawa
• Ichirō Sugai
• Takako Irie
• Yôko Yaguchi
• Sayuri Tanima
• Sachiko Ozaki
• Shizuko Nishigaki
• Asako Suzuki
• Haruko Toyama

Crew

• Jōji Ohara — Director of Photography
• Akira Kurosawa — Writer

More from Akira Kurosawa

1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
3. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
4. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
5. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
6. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology