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.
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Takashi Shimura Shôji Kiyokawa Ichirō Sugai Takako Irie Yôko Yaguchi Sayuri Tanima Sachiko Ozaki Shizuko Nishigaki Asako Suzuki Haruko Toyama Aiko Masu Kazuko Hitomi Shizuko Yamada Itoko Kôno Emiko Rei Haruko Mii Minori Toyohara Eiko Hirayama Harue Yamashita Mineko Mashiro Isuzu Miyakawa Michiko Oikawa Teruko Kato Akitake Kôno Unpei Yokoyama Chieko Nakakita Koyuri Tanima
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