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Wartime film idol Rikoran dies at 94

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Film idol Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who was known as Rikoran and symbolized Japan’s dreams of Asian conquest, has died at the age of 94.

Known as Shirley Yamaguchi in the United States, she was one of the biggest Japanese film stars during and after World War II. Yamaguchi died of heart failure Sept. 7, according to NHK.

Born to Japanese parents in northern China in 1920, she starred in many Chinese-language films run by the Japanese-run Manchurian Cinema Association during World War II. (AP)

「李香蘭」、山口淑子さん死去

戦前・戦時中に「李香蘭」の名前で活躍し、戦後も女優、歌手として人気を集めた山口淑子さんが９月７日、心不全で亡くなった。94歳だった。

The Japan Times ST: September 26, 2014