Sayoko Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口小夜子, September 19, 1949 – August 14, 2007) was a Japanese model and actress.
Sayoko Yamaguchi | |
|---|---|
 Sayoko Yamaguchi | |
| Born | September 19, 1949 |
| Died | August 14, 2007 (aged 57) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
Early life
editYamaguchi was born in Yokohama and graduated from Sugino Gakuen's Dressmaker Gakuin design school in Tokyo.[1]
Career
editYamaguchi 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
editYamaguchi 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b "Renowned model Yamaguchi dies". The Japan Times. 2007-08-21. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sweet, Brian (2015). Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years. London: Omnibus Press. p. 179. ISBN 9781783056231.
- ^ "Ice Fireworks Sayoko Yamaguchi". Arts Council Tokyo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
External links
edit- Japanese Wilkipedia page for Sayoko Yamaguchi
- RTE: Japanese supermodel dies, aged 57
- Sayoko Yamaguchi at IMDb
- Kōri no hanabi Sayoko Yamaguchi (in Japanese)
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