Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1920-02-12
- Died
- 2014-09-07
- Place of birth
- Fushun, Manchuria
- Also known as
- Li Xianglan · Yoshiko Ōtaka · 李香蘭 · 李香兰 · 大鷹淑子 · Ri Koran
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (40)
Scandal
1950
as Miyako Saijo
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as The White Lady
The Monkey King
1940
as Oriental Woman
Song of the White Orchid
1939
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as (archive footage)
Escape at Dawn
1950
as Harumi
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
Sword for Hire
1952
as Oryo
House of Bamboo
1955
as Mariko
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940
China Night
1940
Endless Passion
1949
as Beautiful singer
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
as Angela, her teacher
John Gunther's High Road
1959
as Self
Ningen moyo
1949
Chin Ping Mei
1955
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Shanghai Rose
1952
as Li Lili
Toyuki
1940
as Liqin, the Typist
君と僕
1941
as Manchurian girl
Japanese War Bride
1952
as Tae Shimizu
Dear Soldier
1944
as Singer
Suzhou Nights
1941
First Love Questions and Answers
1950
The Last Embrace
1953
as Yukiko Nogami
The Lady of Mystery
1957
My Nightingale
1944
as Mariko
Navy Wife
1956
as Akashi
Sayon's Bell
1943
as Sayon
Return to Japan
1949
Onna no ryūkō
1950
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954
冤魂復仇
1939
Foghorn
1952
as Chiyo (Hana)
Winter Jasmine
1942
Shooting Star
1949
as 原口愛子
Yasen gungakutai
1944
as Ai Ran
The Lucky Chair
1948
Eternity
1943
as 凤姑
About 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 rep… With 42 credits spanning from 1939 to 2019, Yoshiko Yamaguchi has appeared in 40 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Scandal (1950) — as Miyako Saijo
- The Legend of the White Serpent (1956) — as The White Lady
- The Monkey King (1940) — as Oriental Woman
- Song of the White Orchid (1939)
- Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) — as (archive footage)
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