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Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Actor
Died September 7, 2014 (94 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood · as (archive Footage) |
| 1956 | Madame White Snake · as The White Lady |
| 1955 | House of Bamboo · as Mariko |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Presento |
| 1952 | Sword for Hire · as Oryo |
| 1952 | Japanese War Bride · as Tae Shimizu |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Guest Vocalist |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Hana |
| 1950 | Desertion at Dawn · as Harumi |
| 1949 | Passion Without End · as Beautiful Singer |
| 1949 |