Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Known For
Acting
Born
1920-02-12 in Fushun, Manchuria
Died
2014-09-07
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.
Most Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Scandal
as Miyako Saijo
House of Bamboo
as Mariko
さよなら李香蘭
Holiday in Tokyo
The Legend of the White Serpent
as The White Lady
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Escape at Dawn
as Harumi
Sword for Hire
as Oryo
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
Chin Ping Mei
First Love Questions and Answers
Ningen moyo
China Night
Shanghai Rose
as Li Lili
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Toyuki
as Liqin, the Typist
The Last Embrace
as Yukiko Nogami
The Monkey King
as Oriental Woman
