- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1987-06-01
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Writers: Akira Kurosawa
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Takashi Shimura , Sōji Kiyokawa , Ichirō Sugai , Takako Irie , Yôko Yaguchi (1921–1985) , Sayuri Tanima , Sachiko Ozaki , Shizuko Nishigaki , Asako Suzuki , Haruko Toyama
- Runtime: 85 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Am allerschönsten (Germany) , La más bella (Mexico) , Най-красивите (Bulgaria) , La más bella (Spain) , Most Beautifully , Le plus doux (France, French Republic) , The Most Beautiful , 一番美しく (Japan) , Ichiban utsukushiku , Le Plus dignement (France, French Republic) , Самые красивые , The Most Beautiful (United States of America) , The Most Beautiful (United Kingdom) , A Mais Bela (Brazil) , Cea mai frumoasă (Romania) , I pio oraia (Greece) , Lo spirito più elevato (Italy) , Najpiękniejsza (Poland) , Najljepši trenutak života (Croatia) , Le plus beau (France, French Republic)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0036947
Ichiban utsukushiku Cast · · · ALL
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Takashi Shimura
Chief Goro Ishida
Ichirō Sugai
Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
Takako Irie
Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Yôko Yaguchi
(1921–1985)
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 Kôno
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 Kôno
Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Unpei Yokoyama
Dormitory worker (uncredited)
Chieko Nakakita
Student worker (uncredited)