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.
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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) | 2019-10-13 |
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John Gunther's High Road | Self | 1959-09-07 |
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東京の休日 | 1958-04-15 | |
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アンコールワット物語 美しき哀愁 | Angela, her teacher | 1958-03-25 |
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神秘美人 | 1957-12-22 | |
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Navy Wife | Akashi | 1956-05-20 |
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白夫人の妖恋 | The White Lady | 1956-06-22 |
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金瓶梅 | 1955-06-23 | |
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House of Bamboo | Mariko | 1955-07-01 |
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抱擁 | 1953-03-11 | |
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戦国無頼 | Oryo | 1952-05-22 |
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上海の女 | Li Lili | 1952-08-13 |
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霧笛 | Chiyo (Hana) | 1952-03-03 |
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風雲千両船 | 1952-12-16 | |
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Japanese War Bride | Tae Shimizu | 1952-01-29 |
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暁の脱走 | Harumi | 1950-01-08 |
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醜聞 | Miyako Saijo | 1950-04-26 |
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果てしなき情熱 | Beautiful singer | 1949-09-29 |
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人間模様 | 1949-06-14 | |
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わが生涯のかゞやける日 | 1948-09-26 | |
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私の鶯 | Mariko | 1944-03-24 |
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병정님 | Singer | 1944-06-16 |
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萬世流芳 | 凤姑 | 1943-06-01 |
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サヨンの鐘 | Sayon | 1943-07-01 |
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迎春花 | 1942-03-21 | |
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君と僕 | Manchurian girl | 1941-11-15 |
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蘇州の夜 | 1941-12-29 | |
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东游记 | Liqin, the Typist | 1940-02-07 |
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支那の夜 | 1940-01-02 | |
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熱砂の誓ひ | 1940-12-25 | |
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エノケンの孫悟空 | Oriental Woman | 1940-11-06 |
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白蘭の歌 | 1939-11-30 | |
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冤魂復仇 | 1939-01-01 |
