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Yoshiko Yamaguchi
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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…
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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
as (archive footage)
John Gunther's High Road
as Self
No Poster
The Nameless Man
The Unforgettable Night
as Ge Qiuxia
Holiday in Tokyo
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
as Angela, her teacher
The Lady of Mystery
The Legend of the White Serpent
as The White Lady
Navy Wife
as Akashi
House of Bamboo
as Mariko
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
The Last Embrace
as Yukiko Nogami
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Shanghai Rose
as Li Lili
Sword for Hire
as Oryo
Foghorn
as Chiyo (Hana)
Japanese War Bride
as Tae Shimizu
Scandal
as Miyako Saijo
Onna no ryūkō
First Love Questions and Answers
Escape at Dawn
as Harumi
Return
Endless Passion
as Beautiful singer
Ningen moyo
Shooting Star
as 原口愛子
No Poster
Jōnetsu no ningyo
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
The Lucky Chair
Field Army Orchestra
as Ai Ran
Dear Soldier
as Singer
My Nightingale
as Mariko
Chorus of Prayer
Sayon's Bell
as Sayon
Eternity
as 凤姑
The Fighting Street
Winter Jasmine
The Yellow River
Suzhou Nights
You and I
as Manchurian girl
Oath on the Burning Sands
The Monkey King
as Oriental Woman
Travels to the East
as Liqin, the Typist
China Night
No Poster
Song of the White Orchid
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
No Poster
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
Honeymoon Express
as Bride
