Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Acting
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
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movieYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
(archive footage)
movieThe Unforgettable Night
1958
Ge Qiuxia
movieAngkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
Angela, her teacher
movieThe Legend of the White Serpent
1956
The White Lady
movieNavy Wife
1956
Akashi
movieHouse of Bamboo
1955
Mariko
movieThe Last Embrace
1953
Yukiko Nogami
movieShanghai Rose
1952
Li Lili
movieFoghorn
1952
Chiyo (Hana)
movieJapanese War Bride
1952
Tae Shimizu
movieScandal
1950
Miyako Saijo
movieEscape at Dawn
1950
Harumi
movieEndless Passion
1949
Beautiful singer
movieDear Soldier
1944
Singer
movieMy Nightingale
1944
Mariko
movieYou and I
1941
Manchurian girl
movieThe Monkey King
1940
Oriental Woman
movieTravels to the East
1940
Liqin, the Typist
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movieThe Unforgettable Night
1958
Theme Song Performance