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This book is a pamphlet for the movie "Frozen Fireworks" by Sayoko Yamaguchi, who was a world-famous top model representing post-war Japan. Speaking of fashion models, there was a time when the mainstream of Japanese people were Westerners who were tall and had good bones.In contrast to the so-called "Western beauty" that Japanese people admired, Japanese people with "dark eyes and black hair" Sayoko Yamaguchi was a woman who took on the world, using her unique individuality as a strength and using her ``Oriental beauty'' as a weapon. Its mysterious, fairy-like beauty captivated Yves Saint Laurent and was recognized by Guy Bourdin, making ``Oriental Beauty'' known to the world. In Japan, she is famous for her commercial work for "Shiseido" in collaboration with Yokosuka Kōmitsu, and her solo exhibition "Sayoko Yamaguchi: The Future Wearer" held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo in 2015 was a hot topic with over 50,000 visitors. became. This is a pamphlet of a documentary about such a mysterious woman.