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.
Filmography
all 36
Movies 34
TV Shows 2
self 2

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)

John Gunther's High Road (1959)

A Holiday in Tokyo (1958)

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958)

The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)

Navy Wife (1956)

House of Bamboo (1955)

Chin Ping Mei (1955)

The Last Embrace (1953)

Fuun Senryobune (1952)

Shanghai Rose (1952)

Foghorn (1952)

Japanese War Bride (1952)

Scandal (1950)

Endless Passion (1949)

Ningen moyo (1949)

Dear Soldier (1944)

My Nightingale (1944)

Eternity (1943)

Winter Jasmine (1942)

Suzhou Nights (1941)

君と僕 (1941)

The Monkey King (1940)

Toyuki (1940)

China Night (1940)

冤魂復仇 (1939)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1920-02-12
Deathday2014-09-07 (94 years old)
Birth Name山口 淑子
Birth PlaceDengta, China
RelationshipsHiroshi Ōtaka (1958 - 2001), Isamu Noguchi (1951 - 1956)
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known AsLi 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
AwardsOrder of the Precious Crown, 2nd Class, Senior Fourth Rank
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