Word: kimono
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...gave them their appeal, then applied what he could to his own products. For Japanese audiences, he decided, the romance of French movies would not do, nor would the sexiness of Italian films. "Unfortunately," says Nagata, "we don't have the bosoms, and even if we did, the kimono would hide them." Nagata's formula: a typically Oriental story, plus clever camera work. Rashomon, which has so far grossed $310,000 in the U.S., was the first result; Ugetsu was the second...
...Narrow but safe," breathed a relieved Yoshida supporter. Having again proved himself the most powerful man in Japan, Yoshida climbed into his black Chrysler to motor back to his Oiso retreat, there to take off his wing collar and brown business suit, slip into a comfortable kimono and white tabi, and contemplate his forthcoming trip to the U.S. and Europe...
...last letters. The a's, for instance, run from ba (the soul of man in ancient Egypt) to zamia (a cycadaceous plant). The i's have such useful quickies as ai (a three-toed sloth), li (Chinese unit of measure), obi (a Japanese sash worn with a kimono) and tui (a parson bird...
...buying a kimono," said Marilyn primly...
...front of a little embroidered curtain in a recess between bookshelves. Drawing the curtain aside, I see a little red door, with a peephole in it. I knock, and the peephole peeps. After a moment, the door opens, and a beautiful oriental girl in a short-sleeved clinging white kimono asks me what I'm selling. Now, one of these occupational scholars would handle the situation all wrong; that's where my Lamont experience comes in handy. I just give her a little grin that could mean anything, and show her the slip. She gives me all the answer...