Last week, it was reported that Japanese supermodel Sayoko Yamaguchi, who was one of the first Asians to grace the fashion world's top catwalks, died earlier this month from acute pneumonia. She was 57:
Japanese supermodel Yamaguchi dies at 57. In 1977, she was named by
Newsweek as one of the top six models in the world. In later years, she appeared in film and television roles, most recently in Seijun Suzuki's crazy
Pistol Opera.
