Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Acting
Born 1920-02-12
Died 2014-09-07
Fushun, Manchuria
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Yoshiko Yamaguchi (山口 淑子, Yamaguchi Yoshiko, February 12, 1920 – September 7, 2014), also known by her stage names Shirley Yamaguchi and Li Xianglan, is a China-born Japanese actress and singer who made a career in China, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States. She was elected as a member of the Japanese Parliament in the 1970s and served for 18 years.
Early in her career, the Manchukuo Film Association concealed her Japanese origin and she went by the Chinese name Li Hsiang-lan (李香蘭), rendered in Japanese as Ri Kōran. This allowed her to represent China in Japanese propaganda movies. After the war, she appeared in Japanese movies under her real name, as well as in several English language movies under the stage name, Shirley Yamaguchi. After becoming a journalist in the 1950s under the name Yoshiko Ōtaka (大鷹 淑子, Ōtaka Yoshiko), she was elected as a member of the Japanese parliament in 1974, and served for 18 years. After retiring from politics, she served as vice president of the Asian Women's Fund. She died at the age of 94 in Tokyo on September 7, 2014.
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Filmography
Acting
26 credits
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Last Embrace
House of Bamboo
The Legend of the White Serpent
Foghorn
Scandal
Honeymoon Express
The Unforgettable Night
Japanese War Bride
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Sword for Hire
Dear Soldier
Navy Wife
Shanghai Rose
The Monkey King
Escape at Dawn
Travels to the East
Endless Passion
Field Army Orchestra
Sayon's Bell
My Nightingale
Shooting Star
John Gunther's High Road
Eternity
You and I
Other credits
24 credits
The Lady of Mystery
The Yellow River
さよなら李香蘭
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
Jōnetsu no ningyo
Holiday in Tokyo
Ningen moyo
The Lucky Chair
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
Onna no ryūkō
Song of the White Orchid
Chorus of Prayer
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
China Night
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Oath on the Burning Sands
Suzhou Nights
Return
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
The Fighting Street
First Love Questions and Answers
Winter Jasmine
Chin Ping Mei
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