Above is a collection of covers from Movie Pictorial, aka Movie Information, a Japanese cinema and celeb magazine that thrived from the 1950s until the 1980s. Typically one side was Japanese in nature, and the other was Western. These were filled with photos, but we haven’t managed to find one at a reasonable price yet. When we do we’ll show you what’s inside. You can see more covers here and here. 

We featured French actress Genevieve Grad as a femme fatale in June. That shot was among the most beautiful we’ve shared here, but Grad also has a provocative side, so we’re reprising her today along with an inconveniently placed towel. The image came from the British magazine Girl Illustrated circa early 1970s.