La más bella
Título original: The Most Beautiful
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), varias mujeres trabajan en una empresa de instrumentos de óptica. Bajo el control paternalista del director de la fábrica, luchan para conseguir la máxima calidad en difíciles condiciones. A pesar de las enfermedades y los problemas con los que se enfrentan, viven entregadas a su trabajo y a la causa de su país. El jefe de equipo, cuya mujer se está muriendo, se esforzará por dar ejemplo a los demás mostrando una voluntad de acero.
Reparto
| Actor | Papel |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Equipo
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
| Writer | Akira Kurosawa |
| Producer | Jin Usami, Motohiko Itō |