---
title: 'The Most Beautiful (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akira Kurosawa'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-most-beautiful-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036947/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Most Beautiful (1944)

1944 · 85 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 一番美しく

## Synopsis

The Most Beautiful  is a 1944 Japanese drama and propaganda film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The semidocumentary film follows a group of female volunteer workers at an optics factory during the Second World War, during which the film was produced.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Seiichi Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/seiichi-suzuki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jōji Ohara](https://cinepixo.com/people/joji-ohara)

## Cast

- [Yōko Yaguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoko-yaguchi)
- [Sayuri Tanima](https://cinepixo.com/people/sayuri-tanima)
- [Ichirō Sugai](https://cinepixo.com/people/ichiro-sugai)
- [Akitake Kōno](https://cinepixo.com/people/akitake-kono)
- [Takako Irie](https://cinepixo.com/people/takako-irie)
- [Takashi Shimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-shimura)
- [Unpei Yokoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/unpei-yokoyama)
- [Mineko Yorozuyo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mineko-yorozuyo)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-most-beautiful-1944
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1990204); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.