Li Xianglan’s Real Old Photos

What many people don’t know is that Li Xianglan, the famous singer in the Republic of China, is actually a Japanese

Li Xianglan (Shirley Yamaguchi, February 12, 1920 to September 7, 2014), born in Dengta City, Liaoning Province, was born in Saga County, Japan. Her real name is Shuko Yamaguchi, a Japanese Chinese singer and actress

In 1944, he cooperated with Li Jinguang to release the song “Yelaixiang” in Shanghai. In 1945, when Japan was defeated in the war, Li Xianglan was arrested as a traitor and later acquitted because of her Japanese citizenship. In 1946, he was sent back to Japan. In 1947, he changed his original name to Shuko Yamaguchi and continued his acting career. In 1958, the surname of Guan Fu became Daying Shuzi, leaving the stage and turning to politics. He was elected to the Senate in 1974 and retired in 1992

1932年，李香兰结识了一个同龄的俄罗斯犹太裔少女柳芭。正是柳芭引荐淑子拜苏联著名的歌剧演员波多列索夫夫人为师，走上了歌唱的道路。1933年认了父亲的中国同学李际春为养父，因此得名李香兰。

1938年，她的艺术天分和特殊出身很快就被日本在中国操纵策划的伪“满洲电影协会”相中并动员她入会，将她大力包装，作为中国歌星推出，在日本奉天广播电台新节目《满洲新歌曲》中演唱了《渔家女》《昭君怨》《孟姜女》等中国歌曲，更以一曲《夜来香》而声名大噪。于是，“歌星李香兰”就这样被推上前台，并且迅速在歌坛和影坛被大众所熟知。

之后，李香兰还陆续演了一些替日军宣传，或者粉饰日本侵略战争的电影。虽然身处乱世，她受欢迎的程度却有增无减。李香兰成了关东军推行战争政策中的“糖衣炮弹”。

1942年，到上海发展，以李香兰的名字登上舞台，为中华电影公司、中华联合制片公司、满映拍了经典电影《万世流芳》并主唱电影主题曲《卖糖歌》及插曲《戒烟歌》使之红遍全中国，跟着《夜来香》、《恨不相逢未嫁时》、《海燕》使之更上一层楼，成为与龚秋霞、周璇、姚莉、白光、白虹、吴莺音齐名的上海滩“七大歌后”之一。

1945年，李香兰在上海大光明大戏院举行个人演唱会“夜来香幻想曲”。同年第二次世界大战结束，日本投降，满洲国解散，李香兰被控以汉奸罪罪名被中华民国政府逮捕。但之后，因证明了其为日本人而非中国人的身份，得以被无罪释放，遣返回日。1946年2月回日本。