Sayoko Yamaguchi

Sayoko Yamaguchi (Japanese山口 小 夜 子, Sayoko Yamaguchi, born September 19, 1950 in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa; † 14 August 2007) was a Japanese model and an actress, costume designer and makeup artist.

Yamaguchi was in the 1970s, the first supermodel from Asia; In 1972, she made ​​her debut at the Paris fashion shows and soon became known as "the ultimate Japanese beauty " famous. In 1977, the American magazine Newsweek among the six top models in the world.

After her modeling career she was successful as a theater and film actress. Among other things, she played in 1981 with Klaus Kinski in Shuji Terayamas "The Fruits of passion." In addition, she also designed costumes and masks for stage and screen.

Sayoko Yamaguchi died on 14 August 2007 at the age of 56 from acute pneumonia.