Shirley Yamaguchi

Shirley Yamaguchi was born on Feb 12, 1920 in China. Shirley Yamaguchi's big-screen debut came with Dear Soldier directed by Han-jun Bang in 1944. Shirley Yamaguchi is known for Scandal directed by Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune stars as Ichirô Aoye and Shirley Yamaguchi as Miyako Saijo. The most recent award Shirley Yamaguchi achieved is Awards of the Japanese Academy. The upcoming new movie Shirley Yamaguchi plays is Madame White Snake which will be released on Oct 22, 1965.

Shirley Yamaguchi was born to Japanese parents in Manchuria in 1920. She used the Chinese name Li Xianglan (Ri Koran in Japanese) and made pro-Japanese films in Japanese-occupied areas in China. She also was a popular singer and some of her hits, including "fragrance of the night" (Ye Lai Xiang), remain popular even today. After the Japanese surrendered she escaped treason and possible execution by revealing her Japanese heritage.