Acting
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.
Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Film · 2019
さよなら李香蘭
Series · 1989
John Gunther's High Road
Film · 1959
Holiday in Tokyo
Film · 1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Film · 1958
The Unforgettable Night
Film · 1958
The Nameless Man
Film · 1958
The Lady of Mystery
Film · 1957
The Legend of the White Serpent
Film · 1956
Navy Wife
Film · 1956
House of Bamboo
Film · 1955
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Film · 1954
The Last Embrace
Film · 1953
Japanese War Bride
Film · 1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Film · 1952
Foghorn
Film · 1952
Sword for Hire
Film · 1952
Shanghai Rose
Film · 1952
Scandal
Film · 1950
Escape at Dawn
Film · 1950
First Love Questions and Answers
Film · 1950
Onna no ryūkō
Film · 1950
Endless Passion
Film · 1949
Ningen moyo
Film · 1949
Shooting Star
Film · 1949
Return
Film · 1949
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Film · 1948
The Lucky Chair
Film · 1948
Jōnetsu no ningyo
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Dear Soldier
Film · 1944
My Nightingale
Film · 1944
Field Army Orchestra
Film · 1944
Sayon's Bell
Film · 1943
Eternity
Film · 1943
Chorus of Prayer
Film · 1943
The Fighting Street
Film · 1943
Winter Jasmine
Film · 1942
The Yellow River
Film · 1942
You and I
Film · 1941
Suzhou Nights
Film · 1941
China Night
Film · 1940
The Monkey King
Film · 1940
Oath on the Burning Sands
Film · 1940
Travels to the East
Film · 1940
Song of the White Orchid
Film · 1939
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
Film · 1939
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
Film · 1939
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
Film · 1939
Honeymoon Express
Film · 1938
Chin Ping Mei
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