Yoshiko Yamaguchi
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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Films (49)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · (archive footage)
John Gunther's High Road
1959 · Self
The Nameless Man
1958
The Unforgettable Night
1958 · Ge Qiuxia, Theme Song Performance
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958 · Angela, her teacher
The Lady of Mystery
1957
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956 · The White Lady
Navy Wife
1956 · Akashi
House of Bamboo
1955 · Mariko
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954
The Last Embrace
1953 · Yukiko Nogami
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Shanghai Rose
1952 · Li Lili
Sword for Hire
1952 · Oryo
Foghorn
1952 · Chiyo (Hana)
Japanese War Bride
1952 · Tae Shimizu
Scandal
1950 · Miyako Saijo
Onna no ryūkō
1950
First Love Questions and Answers
1950
Escape at Dawn
1950 · Harumi
Return
1949
Endless Passion
1949 · Beautiful singer
Ningen moyo
1949
Shooting Star
1949 · 原口愛子
Jōnetsu no ningyo
1948
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
The Lucky Chair
1948
Field Army Orchestra
1944 · Ai Ran
Dear Soldier
1944 · Singer
My Nightingale
1944 · Mariko
Chorus of Prayer
1943
Sayon's Bell
1943 · Sayon
Eternity
1943 · 凤姑
The Fighting Street
1943
Winter Jasmine
1942
The Yellow River
1942
Suzhou Nights
1941
You and I
1941 · Manchurian girl
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940
The Monkey King
1940 · Oriental Woman
Travels to the East
1940 · Liqin, the Typist
China Night
1940
Song of the White Orchid
1939
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
1939
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
1939
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
1939
Honeymoon Express
1938 · Bride
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