Yoshiko Yamaguchi

ActingBorn 1920-02-12Fushun, Manchuria

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.

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Known for (47 titles)

John Gunther's High Road

Winter Jasmine

China Night

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

Suzhou Nights

Foghorn

The Last Embrace

First Love Questions and Answers

Husband Comes Home Every Suturday

Sayon's Bell

Holiday in Tokyo

The Lady of Mystery

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

Shooting Star

Onna no ryūkō

Return

Endless Passion

Eternity

Dear Soldier

Travels to the East

Shanghai Rose

Oath on the Burning Sands

You and I

The Monkey King

Navy Wife

Ningen moyo

Field Army Orchestra

The Lucky Chair

Scandal

The Ed Sullivan Show

Sword for Hire

My Nightingale

House of Bamboo

The Legend of the White Serpent

Japanese War Bride

Escape at Dawn

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Chin Ping Mei

Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit

The Unforgettable Night

Chorus of Prayer

The Fighting Street

The Yellow River

Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom

Honeymoon Express

さよなら李香蘭