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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
February 12, 1920Deathday
August 7, 2014Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
33Place of birth
Fushun, ManchuriaAlso known as
Li Xianglan, Yoshiko Ōtaka, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, 李香蘭, 李香兰, 大鷹淑子, 山口淑子, Ri Koran, Shirley Yamaguchi, Ri Kōran, Li Xiang-Lan, Lee Heung-Lan, Li Hsiang-Lan, Yamaguchi Yoshiko, Pan Shu-HuaCast credits
House of Bamboo
MarikoScandal
Miyako SaijoJapanese War Bride
Tae ShimizuSayon's Bell
SayonThe Monkey King
Oriental WomanThe Lady of Mystery
The Legend of the White Serpent
The White LadyNavy Wife
AkashiOath on the Burning Sands
Suzhou Nights
Foghorn
Chiyo (Hana)The Last Embrace
Sword for Hire
OryoThe Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Toyuki
Liqin, the TypistEscape at Dawn
HarumiShanghai Rose
Li LiliNingen moyo
My Nightingale
Mariko