Japan Synopsis
一番美しく
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.
Other Titles From TOHO
Drama + War in Japan
59 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Most Beautiful itself).
The 1940s Japan Landscape
The Most Beautiful premiered in 1944 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 1 titles in our catalog. The 1940s overall landed 20 films and series across 8 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
The 34th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Most Beautiful, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- musical instruments · 2
- working women · 1
- optical · 1
- factory · 6
- world war ii · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,150 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,799 of 1,933 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | April 13, 1944 |
| IMDb | tt0036947 |