Characters & Themes
The Most Beautiful (1944) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1944 · 85 mins · Japanese
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Starring
- Takashi Shimura, Ichirô Sugai, Akitake Kôno, Takako Irie, Chieko Nakakita, Sayuri Tanima
Set in a precision optical instruments factory during World War II, the film follows several young women whose lives intersect as they labor under the pressures of war. Confronted with illness, injury and severe personal hardships, each woman remains steadfast, continuing her work with devotion to both her craft and her nation’s cause.
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