The Most Beautiful
film by Kurosawa [1944]
Also known as: “Ichiban utsukushiku”
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The film Ichiban utsukushiku (The Most Beautiful), released in 1944, was directed by Akira Kurosawa. It tells the story of young women working in an arsenal during World War II. Kurosawa was a pioneering Japanese film director who gained international recognition for films such as Rashomon and Seven Samurai. While The Most Beautiful was his second feature film, it was made during a period when Allied occupation forces prohibited the release of many films dealing with Japan's feudal past.1
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