Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life

by Sakuya Fujiwara, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Fujiwara Sakuya

The acclaimed actress and legendary singer, Yamaguchi Yoshiko (aka Li Xianglan, 1920-2014), emerged from Japan-occupied Manchuria to become a transnational star during the Second Sino-Japanese war. Born to Japanese parents, raised in Manchuria, and educated in Beijing, the young Yamaguchi learned to speak impeccable Mandarin Chinese and received professional training in operatic singing. When recruited by the Manchurian Film Association in 1939...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082486784X
• ISBN13: 9780824867843
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"