Sayoko Yamaguchi

Sayoko Yamaguchi
Sayoko Yamaguchi
Born(1949-09-19)September 19, 1949
Yokohama, Japan
DiedAugust 14, 2007(2007-08-14) (aged 57)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Model, actress

Sayoko Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口小夜子, September 19, 1949 – August 14, 2007) was a Japanese model and actress.

Early life

Yamaguchi was born in Yokohama and graduated from Sugino Gakuen's Dressmaker Gakuin design school in Tokyo.[1]

Career

Yamaguchi broke into the international modeling industry in the 1970s.[2] She was one of the first Asian models to be featured in the world's top fashion shows and magazines. She made her debut in Paris in 1972,[2] and went on to work in New York City and other international cities.[citation needed]

In 1977, Newsweek named her one of the world's top six fashion models.[1][2] Also that year, she was featured on the cover of Steely Dan's Aja album, photographed by Hideki Fujii.[3]

Yamaguchi went on to continue her career as a film and theater actress, as well as a costume designer.[2]

Death

Yamaguchi died aged 57, on August 14, 2007, of acute pneumonia.[2] In 2015, she was the subject of a posthumous documentary, Kōri no hanabi Sayoko Yamaguchi (Ice Fireworks Sayoko Yamaguchi).[4]

Filmography

  • Carol (1974, documentary) – Self
  • ピーターソンの鳥 (Peterson's Bird) (1976) – Keiko
  • 杳子 (Yuko) (1977) – Sayako
  • Lost Love (1978) – Asuka Yamazaki
  • 四季の追想 (Reminiscences of the Four Seasons) (1979, short)
  • Fashion (1980, TV), "Kansai in New York" – Self
  • Fruits of Passion (1981) – Sakuya
  • Rikyū (1989) – Chacha
  • 石の花 (Stone Flowers) (1989, documentary short) – Self
  • T-CITY (1993, video short) – Woman
  • Pistol Opera (2001) – Sayoko Uekyo
  • Soundtrack (2002) – Red monster
  • Matouqin Nocturne (2007) – Zarome
  • Kōri no hanabi Sayoko Yamaguchi (Ice Fireworks Sayoko Yamaguchi) (2015, posthumous documentary) – Self

References

  1. ^ a b "Renowned model Yamaguchi dies". The Japan Times. 2007-08-21. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Japanese supermodel dies, aged 57". RTÉ. 2007-08-20. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  3. ^ Sweet, Brian (2015). Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years. London: Omnibus Press. p. 179. ISBN 9781783056231.
  4. ^ "Ice Fireworks Sayoko Yamaguchi". Arts Council Tokyo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.


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