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Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Acting
12 Feb 1920
† 07 Sept 2014
Fushun, Manchuria
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), rendere...
Also Known As
Li Xianglan, Yoshiko Ōtaka, 李香蘭, 李香兰, 大鷹淑子























