Cast
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Acting
Cast
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Known for
Acting
Born
1920-02-12
From
Fushun, Manchuria
Died
2014-09-07
Also known as Li Xianglan, Yoshiko Ōtaka, 李香蘭
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.
★10.0
MOVIE1953
The Last Embrace
as Yukiko Nogami
★9.0
MOVIE1957
The Lady of Mystery
★10.0
MOVIE1952
Foghorn
as Chiyo (Hana)
★6.2
MOVIE1955
House of Bamboo
as Mariko
★6.1
MOVIE1956
The Legend of the White Serpent
as The White Lady
MOVIE1958
The Unforgettable Night
as Ge Qiuxia
MOVIE1948
Jōnetsu no ningyo
MOVIE1938
Honeymoon Express
as Bride
MOVIE1942
The Yellow River
MOVIE1943
The Fighting Street
MOVIE1939
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
★6.9
MOVIE1950
Scandal
as Miyako Saijo
MOVIE1943
Chorus of Prayer
MOVIE1939
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
★6.0
MOVIE1950
Escape at Dawn
as Harumi
MOVIE1939
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
★7.0
MOVIE1941
You and I
as Manchurian girl
★10.0
MOVIE1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
as Angela, her teacher
★6.7
MOVIE1952
Sword for Hire
as Oryo
★9.0
MOVIE1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
★7.0
MOVIE1948
The Lucky Chair
★10.0
MOVIE1950
First Love Questions and Answers
★7.0
MOVIE1940
The Monkey King
as Oriental Woman
★9.0
MOVIE1958
Holiday in Tokyo
★7.5
MOVIE1940
Oath on the Burning Sands
★5.7
MOVIE2019
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1952
Shanghai Rose
as Li Lili
★7.0
MOVIE1956
Navy Wife
as Akashi
★6.0
MOVIE1952
Japanese War Bride
as Tae Shimizu
★9.0
MOVIE1950
Onna no ryūkō
★8.0
MOVIE1949
Endless Passion
as Beautiful singer
★8.0
MOVIE1944
Dear Soldier
as Singer
★8.0
MOVIE1939
Song of the White Orchid
★7.0
MOVIE1944
Field Army Orchestra
as Ai Ran
★9.0
MOVIE1948
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
★8.0
MOVIE1943
Eternity
as 凤姑
★9.0
MOVIE1949
Shooting Star
as 原口愛子
★9.0
MOVIE1949
Return to Japan
★10.0
MOVIE1942
Winter Jasmine
★8.0
MOVIE1940
Travels to the East
as Liqin, the Typist
★10.0
MOVIE1954
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
★10.0
MOVIE1940
China Night
★7.0
MOVIE1949
Ningen moyo
★10.0
MOVIE1941
Suzhou Nights
★6.5
MOVIE1944
My Nightingale
as Mariko
★9.0
MOVIE1943
Sayon's Bell
as Sayon
★10.0
MOVIE1959
John Gunther's High Road
as Self
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