
Also known as Yoshiko Ōtaka, Li Xianglan, Li Hsiang-lan, Ri Kōran, Ri Koran, Shirley Yamaguchi, Yosiko Yamaguti
Japanese singer and actress (1920-2014)
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Acting · Fushun, Manchuria
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…
Yoshiko Yamaguchi (jap. 山口 淑子 Yamaguchi Yoshiko), znana też jako Li Xianglan (chiń. upr. 李香兰; chiń. trad. 李香蘭; pinyin Lǐ Xiānglán) i Shirley Yamaguchi (ur. 12 lutego 1920 w Fushun, zm. 7 września 2014 w Tokio) – aktorka i piosenkarka popularna w Japonii, Chinach i Stanach Zjednoczonych, później polityk, żona artysty Isamu Noguchi. W czasie japońskiej okupacji Chin w latach 30. i 40. grała w filmach propagandowych. Niewiele brakowało, żeby została stracona przez Chińczyków. Po wojnie występowała w hollywoodzkich filmach klasy B. Działała też na rzecz pojednania chińsko-japońskiego. Zmarła na niewydolność serca w wieku 94 lat.
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🐉 Who Was She? Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920–2014) Also known as: 李香蘭 (Li Xianglan) – Her Chinese stage name in Manchukuo. Shirley Yamaguchi – Her Hollywood name. Later became a Japanese Diet member and UNESCO ambassador. --- 🌏 Born in China, Raised Between Empires Birthplace: Fushun, Manchuria (northeastern China), which was under Japanese occupation. Born to Japanese parents, she grew up fluent in Japanese, Mandarin, and English. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Yoshiko+Yamaguchi">Read
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