Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Acting
1920-02-12 · Fushun, 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.
Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · Movie
さよなら李香蘭
1989 · Series
John Gunther's High Road
1959 · Movie
The Nameless Man
1958 · Movie
The Unforgettable Night
1958 · Movie
Holiday in Tokyo
1958 · Movie
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958 · Movie
The Lady of Mystery
1957 · Movie
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956 · Movie
Navy Wife
1956 · Movie
House of Bamboo
1955 · Movie
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954 · Movie
The Last Embrace
1953 · Movie
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952 · Movie
Shanghai Rose
1952 · Movie
Sword for Hire
1952 · Movie
Foghorn
1952 · Movie
Japanese War Bride
1952 · Movie
Scandal
1950 · Movie
Onna no ryūkō
1950 · Movie
First Love Questions and Answers
1950 · Movie
Escape at Dawn
1950 · Movie
Return
1949 · Movie
Endless Passion
1949 · Movie
Ningen moyo
1949 · Movie
Shooting Star
1949 · Movie
Jōnetsu no ningyo
1948 · Movie
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
The Lucky Chair
1948 · Movie
Field Army Orchestra
1944 · Movie
Dear Soldier
1944 · Movie
My Nightingale
1944 · Movie
Chorus of Prayer
1943 · Movie
Sayon's Bell
1943 · Movie
Eternity
1943 · Movie
The Fighting Street
1943 · Movie
Winter Jasmine
1942 · Movie
The Yellow River
1942 · Movie
Suzhou Nights
1941 · Movie
You and I
1941 · Movie
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940 · Movie
The Monkey King
1940 · Movie
Travels to the East
1940 · Movie
China Night
1940 · Movie
Song of the White Orchid
1939 · Movie
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
1939 · Movie
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
1939 · Movie
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
1939 · Movie
Honeymoon Express
1938 · Movie
Chin Ping Mei
Movie