Acting
36
Woman
12 Feb 1920
7 Aug 2014 (94)
Fushun, Manchuria
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
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.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) |
1989 | さよなら李香蘭 | |
1959 | John Gunther's High Road | Self |
1958 | A Holiday in Tokyo | |
1958 | Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness | Angela, her teacher |
1957 | The Lady of Mystery | |
1956 | The Legend of the White Serpent | The White Lady |
1956 | Navy Wife | Akashi |
1955 | House of Bamboo | Mariko |
1955 | Chin Ping Mei | |
1953 | The Last Embrace | Yukiko Nogami |
1952 | Sword for Hire | Oryo |
1952 | Japanese War Bride | Tae Shimizu |
1952 | Fuun Senryobune | |
1952 | Foghorn | Chiyo (Hana) |
1952 | Shanghai Rose | Li Lili |
1950 | Scandal | Miyako Saijo |
1950 | Escape at Dawn | Harumi |
1950 | First Love Questions and Answers | |
1949 | Endless Passion | Beautiful singer |
1949 | Ningen moyo | |
1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |
1948 | The Most Beautiful Day of My Life | |
1944 | My Nightingale | Mariko |
1944 | Dear Soldier | Singer |
1943 | Sayon's Bell | Sayon |
1943 | Eternity | 凤姑 |
1942 | Winter Jasmine | |
1941 | 君と僕 | Manchurian girl |
1941 | Suzhou Nights | |
1940 | China Night | |
1940 | The Monkey King | Oriental Woman |
1940 | Oath on the Burning Sands | |
1940 | Toyuki | Liqin, the Typist |
1939 | Song of the White Orchid | |
1939 | 冤魂復仇 |