Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 12, 1920
Died
Sep 07, 2014
Place of Birth
Fushun, Manchuria
Credits
50 titles
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
さよなら李香蘭
John Gunther's High Road
Self
The Unforgettable Night
Ge Qiuxia
Holiday in Tokyo
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Angela, her teacher
The Lady of Mystery
The Legend of the White Serpent
The White Lady
Navy Wife
Akashi
House of Bamboo
Mariko
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
The Last Embrace
Yukiko Nogami
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Shanghai Rose
Li Lili
Sword for Hire
Oryo
Foghorn
Chiyo (Hana)
Japanese War Bride
Tae Shimizu
Scandal
Miyako Saijo
Onna no ryūkō
First Love Questions and Answers
Escape at Dawn
Harumi
Return to Japan
Endless Passion
Beautiful singer
Ningen moyo
Shooting Star
原口愛子
Jōnetsu no ningyo
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Lucky Chair
Field Army Orchestra
Ai Ran
Dear Soldier
Singer
My Nightingale
Mariko
Chorus of Prayer
Sayon's Bell
Sayon
Eternity
凤姑
The Fighting Street
Winter Jasmine
The Yellow River
Suzhou Nights
You and I
Manchurian girl
Oath on the Burning Sands
The Monkey King
Oriental Woman
Travels to the East
Liqin, the Typist
China Night
Song of the White Orchid
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
Honeymoon Express
Bride
Chin Ping Mei