Ri Kôran (movie)

Ri Kôran (movie)

李香蘭
  • Production country: Japan
  • Producer: Tonkô Horikawa
  • Production companies: TV Tokyo
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release date: 2/11/2007
  • Run time: 180 min.

Movie description

Tells the story of Yamaguchi Yoshiko, a Japanese woman born and raised in China during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. She debuts as the Chinese singer and actress Li Xianglan (Ri Kouran in Japanese), in the hopes that her efforts will work towards the benefit of both Japan and China. Hiding her true nationality, however, she slowly discovers herself becoming a puppet of the Japanese military's propaganda efforts in Manchuria, starring in "national policy" films that humiliate the Chinese people. But billed as the "star of Greater East Asia," her popularity soars across borders to Japan, where she holds a concert that draws thousands to the Nihon Gekijou Theatre and leads to a riot that injures several people. Based on her autobiography, this is the story of her personal struggle amidst military strife between her two homelands.

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Aya Ueto

Aya Ueto

Role(s): Yoshiko Yamaguchi

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Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Role(s): Yamaguchi Fumio

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Yûko Natori

Yûko Natori

Role(s): Yamaguchi Ai

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Rei Kikukawa

Rei Kikukawa

Role(s): Yoshiko Kawashima

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Shido Nakamura

Shido Nakamura

Role(s): Amakasu Masahiko

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