Yoshiko Yamaguchi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1920
- Died
- September 7, 2014 (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- Fushun, Manchuria
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.
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Filmography
Chin Ping Mei
Movie
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Movie · as (archive footage)
さよなら李香蘭
TV · 2 eps
John Gunther's High Road
Movie · as Self
Holiday in Tokyo
Movie
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Movie · as Angela, her teacher
The Unforgettable Night
Movie · as Ge Qiuxia
The Nameless Man
Movie
The Lady of Mystery
Movie
The Legend of the White Serpent
Movie · as The White Lady
Navy Wife
Movie · as Akashi
House of Bamboo
Movie · as Mariko
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Movie
The Last Embrace
Movie · as Yukiko Nogami
Japanese War Bride
Movie · as Tae Shimizu
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Movie
Foghorn
Movie · as Chiyo (Hana)
Sword for Hire
Movie · as Oryo
Shanghai Rose
Movie · as Li Lili
Scandal
Movie · as Miyako Saijo
Escape at Dawn
Movie · as Harumi
First Love Questions and Answers
Movie
Onna no ryūkō
Movie
Endless Passion
Movie · as Beautiful singer
Ningen moyo
Movie
Shooting Star
Movie · as 原口愛子
Return
Movie
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Movie
The Lucky Chair
Movie
Jōnetsu no ningyo
Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dear Soldier
Movie · as Singer
My Nightingale
Movie · as Mariko
Field Army Orchestra
Movie · as Ai Ran
Sayon's Bell
Movie · as Sayon
Eternity
Movie · as 凤姑
Chorus of Prayer
Movie
The Fighting Street
Movie
Winter Jasmine
Movie
The Yellow River
Movie
You and I
Movie · as Manchurian girl
Suzhou Nights
Movie
China Night
Movie
The Monkey King
Movie · as Oriental Woman
Oath on the Burning Sands
Movie
Travels to the East
Movie · as Liqin, the Typist
Song of the White Orchid
Movie
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
Movie
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
Movie
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
Movie
Honeymoon Express
Movie · as Bride