

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

Shōji 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 Kōno
Sue Okabe
Emiko Rei
Chie Shima (uncredited)
Haruko Mii
Haruko Kawai (uncredited)
Minori Toyohara
Minori Yoyota (uncredited)
Eiko Hirayama
Yoshiko Shirayama (uncredited)
Harue Yamashita
Kiyo Mishima (uncredited)
Mineko Mashiro
Mineko Bando (uncredited)
Isuzu Miyakawa
Shizue Miyazaki (uncredited)

Michiko Oikawa
Michiko Ayukawa (uncredited)
Teruko Kato
Teruko Sato (uncredited)
Akitake Kōno
Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

Unpei Yokoyama
Dormitory worker (uncredited)

Chieko Nakakita
Student worker (uncredited)
Koyuri Tanima
Factory worker (uncredited)
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