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

The Ed Sullivan Show

さよなら李香蘭

Scandal

Sword for Hire

The Legend of the White Serpent

Escape at Dawn

China Night

Holiday in Tokyo

All Movies (48)

• Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood2019 · as (archive footage)
• John Gunther's High Road1959 · as Self
• The Unforgettable Night1958 · as Ge Qiuxia
• Holiday in Tokyo1958
• Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness1958 · as Angela, her teacher
• The Lady of Mystery1957
• The Legend of the White Serpent1956 · as The White Lady
• Navy Wife1956 · as Akashi
• House of Bamboo1955 · as Mariko
• Chin Ping Mei1955
• Husband Comes Home Every Suturday1954
• The Last Embrace1953 · as Yukiko Nogami
• One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds1952
• Shanghai Rose1952 · as Li Lili
• Sword for Hire1952 · as Oryo
• Foghorn1952 · as Chiyo (Hana)
• Japanese War Bride1952 · as Tae Shimizu
• Scandal1950 · as Miyako Saijo
• Onna no ryūkō1950
• First Love Questions and Answers1950
• Escape at Dawn1950 · as Harumi
• Return to Japan1949
• Endless Passion1949 · as Beautiful singer
• Ningen moyo1949
• Shooting Star1949 · as 原口愛子
• Jōnetsu no ningyo1948
• The Most Beautiful Day of My Life1948
• The Lucky Chair1948
• Field Army Orchestra1944 · as Ai Ran
• Dear Soldier1944 · as Singer
• My Nightingale1944 · as Mariko
• Chorus of Prayer1943
• Sayon's Bell1943 · as Sayon
• Eternity1943 · as 凤姑
• The Fighting Street1943
• Winter Jasmine1942
• The Yellow River1942
• Suzhou Nights1941
• You and I1941 · as Manchurian girl
• Oath on the Burning Sands1940
• The Monkey King1940 · as Oriental Woman
• Travels to the East1940 · as Liqin, the Typist
• China Night1940
• Song of the White Orchid1939
• Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit1939
• Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom1939
• The Spring Dream of Great Fortune1939
• Honeymoon Express1938 · as Bride

All TV Shows (2)

• さよなら李香蘭1989
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self