Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Acting

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Born February 12, 1920 · Fushun, Manchuria

Died September 7, 2014 · aged 94

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 Ass…

Known For

House of BambooHouse of Bamboo · 1955
House of Bamboo
★ 6.21955
MovieCrimeDrama
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
The Legend of the White SerpentThe Legend of the White Serpent · 1956
The Legend of the White Serpent
★ 6.11956
MovieDramaRomance
Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.
ScandalScandal · 1950
Scandal
★ 6.91950
MovieDrama
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
China NightChina Night · 1940
China Night
★ 10.01940
MovieDrama
Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in HollywoodYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood · 2019
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
★ 5.72019
MovieDocumentary
A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Japanese War BrideJapanese War Bride · 1952
Japanese War Bride
★ 6.01952
MovieDrama
A Korean war vet and his bride face subtle and sometimes extreme racism when they return to his home in rural California.
Holiday in TokyoHoliday in Tokyo · 1958
Holiday in Tokyo
★ 9.01958
MovieDrama
May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes of having a quiet vacation without being noticed. But she is spotted and the press has a field-day with the returning celebrity. Her hopes of rest shattered, she agrees to put on a large-scale fashion show.
The Most Beautiful Day of My LifeThe Most Beautiful Day of My Life · 1948
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
★ 9.01948
MovieDrama
Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.

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