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.
47 movies · 2 shows
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019·5.7
John Gunther's High Road
1959·10.0
The Unforgettable Night
1958·0.0
Holiday in Tokyo
1958·9.0
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958·10.0
The Lady of Mystery
1957·9.0
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956·6.1
Navy Wife
1956·7.0
House of Bamboo
1955·6.2
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954·10.0
The Last Embrace
1953·10.0
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952·9.0
Shanghai Rose
1952·8.0
Sword for Hire
1952·6.7
Foghorn
1952·10.0
Japanese War Bride
1952·6.0
Scandal
1950·6.9
Onna no ryūkō
1950·9.0
First Love Questions and Answers
1950·10.0
Escape at Dawn
1950·6.0
Return to Japan
1949·9.0
Endless Passion
1949·8.0
Ningen moyo
1949·7.0
Shooting Star
1949·9.0
Jōnetsu no ningyo
1948·0.0
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948·9.0
The Lucky Chair
1948·7.0
Field Army Orchestra
1944·7.0
Dear Soldier
1944·8.0
My Nightingale
1944·6.5
Chorus of Prayer
1943·0.0
Sayon's Bell
1943·9.0
Eternity
1943·8.0
The Fighting Street
1943·0.0
Winter Jasmine
1942·10.0
The Yellow River
1942·0.0
Suzhou Nights
1941·10.0
You and I
1941·7.0
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940·7.5
The Monkey King
1940·7.0
Travels to the East
1940·8.0
China Night
1940·10.0
Song of the White Orchid
1939·8.0
Retribution of the Vengeful Spirit
1939·0.0
Blood of Arms and Heart of Wisdom
1939·0.0
The Spring Dream of Great Fortune
1939·0.0
Honeymoon Express
1938·0.0