- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Fushun, Manchuria
- Died
- September 7, 2014
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…
Filmography
movieChin Ping Mei
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movieYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · (archive footage)
tvさよなら李香蘭
1989
movieJohn Gunther's High Road
1959 · Self
movieThe Unforgettable Night
1958 · Ge Qiuxia, Theme Song Performance
movieHoliday in Tokyo
1958
movieAngkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958 · Angela, her teacher
movieThe Lady of Mystery
1957
movieThe Legend of the White Serpent
1956 · The White Lady
movieNavy Wife
1956 · Akashi
movieHouse of Bamboo
1955 · Mariko
movieHusband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954
movieThe Last Embrace
1953 · Yukiko Nogami
movieOne Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
movieShanghai Rose
1952 · Li Lili
movieSword for Hire
1952 · Oryo
movieFoghorn
1952 · Chiyo (Hana)
movieJapanese War Bride
1952 · Tae Shimizu
movieScandal
1950 · Miyako Saijo
movieOnna no ryūkō
1950
movieFirst Love Questions and Answers
1950
movieEscape at Dawn
1950 · Harumi
movieReturn to Japan
1949
movieEndless Passion
1949 · Beautiful singer
movieNingen moyo
1949
movieShooting Star
1949 · 原口愛子
Jōnetsu no ningyo
movieJōnetsu no ningyo
1948
movieThe Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieThe Lucky Chair
1948
movieField Army Orchestra
1944 · Ai Ran
movieDear Soldier
1944 · Singer
movieMy Nightingale
1944 · Mariko
movieChorus of Prayer
1943
movieSayon's Bell
1943 · Sayon
movieEternity
1943 · 凤姑
movieThe Fighting Street
1943
movieWinter Jasmine
1942
movieThe Yellow River
1942
movieSuzhou Nights
1941
movieYou and I
1941 · Manchurian girl
movieOath on the Burning Sands
1940
movieThe Monkey King
1940 · Oriental Woman
movieTravels to the East
1940 · Liqin, the Typist
movieChina Night
1940
Song of the White Orchid
movieSong of the White Orchid
1939
movieRetribution of the Vengeful Spirit
1939
movieBlood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
1939
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
movieThe Spring Dream of Great Fortune
1939
movieHoneymoon Express
1938 · Bride