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Japan’s World War II film idol Rikoran dies at 94

September 20, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese film idol Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who was known as Rikoran and symbolized Japan’s wartime dreams of Asian conquest, has died at age 94. Known as Shirley Yamaguchi in the United States and one of the biggest Japanese film stars during and after World War II, Yamaguchi died […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Akira Kurosawa, Asia, China, Chinese, Fragrant Orchid, Hiroshi Ohtaka, Japanese American, Japanese-run Manchurian Cinema Association, Myanmar, Pu Yi, Seijun Suzuki, United States, Upper House, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Yue Lai Xiang

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