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Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life (Critical Interventions)
Yoshiko, Yamaguchi, Sakuya, Fujiwara
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Description for Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life (Critical Interventions)
Hardcover. Translator(s): Chia-ning Chang. Series: Critical Interventions. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; B. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
The acclaimed actress and legendary singer, Yamaguchi Yoshiko (aka Li Xianglan, b. 1920), 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 to act in “national policy” films in the service of Japanese imperialism in China, she allowed herself to be presented as a Chinese, eff ectively masking her Japanese identity in both her professional and private lives. Yamaguchi ... Read more
The acclaimed actress and legendary singer, Yamaguchi Yoshiko (aka Li Xianglan, b. 1920), 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 to act in “national policy” films in the service of Japanese imperialism in China, she allowed herself to be presented as a Chinese, eff ectively masking her Japanese identity in both her professional and private lives. Yamaguchi ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
Series
Critical Interventions
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824839840
SKU
V9780824839840
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About Yoshiko, Yamaguchi, Sakuya, Fujiwara
Chia-Ning Chang is professor of Japanese literature at the University of California, Davis, USA.
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