Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
42
Gender
Female
Birthday
1920-02-12 (105 years old)
Place of Birth
Fushun, Manchuria
Acting

1989

さよなら李香蘭 as Not available

1958

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness as Angela, her teacher

1958

Holiday in Tokyo as Not available

1957

The Lady of Mystery as Not available

1956

Navy Wife as Akashi

1956

The Legend of the White Serpent as The White Lady

1955

Chin Ping Mei as Not available

1955

House of Bamboo as Mariko

1954

土曜日の天使 as Not available

1953

The Last Embrace as Yukiko Nogami

1952

Shanghai Rose as Li Lili

1952

Foghorn as Chiyo (Hana)

1952

Sword for Hire as Oryo

1952

Japanese War Bride as Tae Shimizu

1950

Scandal as Miyako Saijo

1950

Onna no ryūkō as Not available

1950

Escape at Dawn as Harumi

1950

First Love Questions and Answers as Not available

1949

Shooting Star as 原口愛子

1949

Ningen moyo as Not available

1949

Endless Passion as Beautiful singer

1949

Return to Japan as Not available

1948

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life as Not available

1948

The Lucky Chair as Not available

1944

My Nightingale as Mariko

1944

Yasen gungakutai as Ai Ran

1944

Dear Soldier as Singer

1943

Sayon's Bell as Sayon

1943

Eternity as 凤姑

1942

Winter Jasmine as Not available

1941

君と僕 as Manchurian girl

1941

Suzhou Nights as Not available

1940

The Monkey King as Oriental Woman

1940

China Night as Not available

1940

Toyuki as Liqin, the Typist

1940

Oath on the Burning Sands as Not available

1939

Song of the White Orchid as Not available

1939

冤魂復仇 as Not available