It’s been exactly four years since a top Boston plastic surgeon closed up the huge hole in my scalp, resulting from the removal of melanoma skin cancer. I assume he makes more money from cosmetic surgery than reconstructive. I’ve stayed on his mailing list and I continue to receive promotional announcements. This one showed up today:
The late Jo Shishido was known for having cheek filler surgery, in an effort to have a more distinctive onscreen appearance. I became aware of Shishido only recently, from Eddie Muller’s “Noir Alley” series on TCM.
Shishido appeared in many Yakuza (gangster) movies. Regarded as one of the best is Seijun Suzuki’s Youth of the Beast. Click the “CC” icon if the subtitles don’t appear automatically.
https://youtu.be/IlDdkouwR14