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Ugetsu. A Japanese version of the Lilith legend; with Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori; directed by Kenji Mizoguchi (TIME, Sept...
Died. Yuko Hamaguchi, 61, onetime (1929-31) premier of Japan; of ill health resulting from wounds received in an attempted assassination (TIME, Nov. 24. 1930); in Tokyo. Born Yuko Mizoguchi, he was adopted by a rich Samuraian, married his daughter and took his name, but in politics he was always the champion of the people. Rising to leadership of the Minsei-to (Liberal) party, he became Minister of Finance in 1924, restored the yen and helped rehabilitate the country devastated by the 1923 earthquake. He became Premier in 1929 and in the face of bitter opposition and active plotting obtained...