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The Most Beautiful (1944)

The Most Beautiful poster
Original title
一番美しく
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 57 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two, a group of young women work at a factory making optical equipment. They dedicate themselves to their jobs with intense commitment. The film shows their daily efforts and struggles.

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What happens

The Most Beautiful (Japanese: 一番美しく, Hepburn: Ichiban Utsukushiku) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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