`Malcolm X' Resonates in Japan

Chicago Sun-Times | March 28, 1993| | Copyright

TOKYO Here's the latest fashion advice from Japan's trend-crazy young people: Don't go anywhere without your Ekkusu .

That's Ekkusu as in Malcolm Ekkusu - "ek-ku-su" being the Japanese pronunciation of X (say it fast and you'll hear it). The opening here last month of Spike Lee's "Malcolm X," together with a formidable marketing effort to sell the movie and related clothing, books, CDs etc., has sparked an "Ekkusu boom," particularly among young people. Among a certain set, there seems to be a rule right now that you always should have on at least one item of clothing - jacket, baseball ...

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