Akira Yamaguchi celebrates Japanese traditional art and culture by mashing it up with weird Western flourishes -- suggesting, perhaps, that letting the Eastern and the Western run together back in ...

At first, noted contemporary artist Akira Yamaguchi had no desire to put his ... He also did not want art to play a supporting role in politics like in the wartime period, when many battle ...

After the war, Yamaguchi appeared in Hollywood productions, including director Sam Fuller’s 1955 film noir “House of Bamboo.” At home, she starred in Akira Kurosawa’s film “Scandal ...

She starred in Akira Kurosawa's 'Scandal' and was later elected to the Japanese parliament By The Associated Press Japanese film idol Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who was known as Rikoran and symbolized ...