Marilyn Monroe standing above a subway grating with her crisp white dress blowing up is one of the most well-recognised movie scenes of the 20th Century.

The famous moment in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch is now regarded as an icon of film history.

The Japanese are paying homage to the star in the form of a multicoloured rice field artwork.

The image of Marilyn Monroe is made from nine rice species with seven different colors has popped up on a rice filed in Inakadatemura, Aomori prefecture, northern Japan.It is part of a famous exhibition in the area.

Visitors flock to the rice field in northeastern Japan to see the breathtaking artworks stretching across the landscape at the exhibition which runs until mid-August.

The village began the exhibition 21 years ago to attract tourists.This year two giant murals, depicting a traditional Japanese courtesan and iconic Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe, are drawing large crowds to the field.

The villagers used nine kinds of rice plants in seven colors to fashion the artworks on the field, which is 140 meters long and 100 meters wide.

Monroe`s famous pose was recaptured again back in 2010 in the form on a 26 foot statue called called Forever Marilyn by artist Seward Johnson.

In the adjacent field sits a stunning artwork of a Japanese courtesan complete with intricate dress and flowers.

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