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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 12, 1920
Died
September 7, 2014
Place of Birth
Fushun, Manchuria
Also Known As
- Li Xianglan
- Yoshiko Ōtaka
- 李香蘭
- 李香兰
- 大鷹淑子
- Ri Koran
- Shirley Yamaguchi
- Ri Kōran
- Li Xiang-Lan
- Lee Heung-Lan
- Li Hsiang-Lan
- Yamaguchi Yoshiko
- Pan Shu-Hua
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
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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
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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
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さよなら李香蘭
1989
10.0
Self
John Gunther's High Road
1959
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A Holiday in Tokyo
1958
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Angela, her teacher
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
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The Lady of Mystery
1957
5.6
The White Lady
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
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Akashi
Navy Wife
1956
6.1
Mariko
House of Bamboo
1955
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Chin Ping Mei
1955
Credits
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
2019
5.7
さよなら李香蘭
1989
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John Gunther's High Road
as Self
1959
10.0
A Holiday in Tokyo
1958
0.0
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
as Angela, her teacher
1958
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The Lady of Mystery
1957
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The Legend of the White Serpent
as The White Lady
1956
5.6
Navy Wife
as Akashi
1956
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House of Bamboo
as Mariko
1955
6.1
Chin Ping Mei
1955
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The Last Embrace
as Yukiko Nogami
1953
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One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
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Shanghai Rose
as Li Lili
1952
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Sword for Hire
as Oryo
1952
7.0
Foghorn
as Chiyo (Hana)
1952
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Japanese War Bride
as Tae Shimizu
1952
5.5
Scandal
as Miyako Saijo
1950
6.9
First Love Questions and Answers
1950
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Escape at Dawn
as Harumi
1950
5.7
Endless Passion
as Beautiful singer
1949
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Ningen moyo
1949
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The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Dear Soldier
as Singer
1944
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My Nightingale
as Mariko
1944
6.0
Sayon's Bell
as Sayon
1943
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Eternity
as 凤姑
1943
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Winter Jasmine
1942
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Suzhou Nights
1941
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君と僕
as Manchurian girl
1941
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Oath on the Burning Sands
1940
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The Monkey King
as Oriental Woman
1940
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Toyuki
as Liqin, the Typist
1940
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China Night
1940
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Song of the White Orchid
1939
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冤魂復仇
1939
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