Scandal

Starring: Shirley Yamaguchi, Toshiro Mifune Dvd Release: 14th November, 2005 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Black & White, PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Yoshiko Otaka was born in Fushun, northern China. She debuted as a film actress & singer in 1938, working for Manshu Film Productions under the Chinese name Li Xianglan, pronounced Ri Koran. Her numerous films & hit records brought her tremendous fame as the “singing Chinese star, Ri Koran.” Following World War II she avoided execution for treason by revealing her Japanese identity & established a career as Shirley Yamaguchi in Hollywood & on Broadway, appearing in films during the 1950s in Hong Kong, Japan & the US She returned to Japan after the war, in 1946 & launched a new acting career there, under the name Yoshiko Yamaguchi. After retiring from the world of film in 1958, she appeared as a hostess & anchorwoman on TV talk shows. In 1967 she became the host of The Three O Clock You TV show, reporting on Palestine as well as the Vietnam War. In 1974, she was elected to the House of Councilors, where she served for 18 years. She co-authored the book, Ri Koran, Watashi no Hansei. She now serves as a Vice-President of the Asian Women’s Fund. Posters Of Scandal

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Toshiro Mifune was a charismatic Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. Mifune was born in China to Japanese parents & moved to Japan in his twenties. His imposing bearing, acting range, facility with foreign languages & a now-legendary partnership with director Akira Kurosawa made him perhaps the most famous Japanese actor of his time; certainly the best known to Western audiences. He often portrayed a samurai or ronin, sometimes rough & gruff & usually a reluctant hero. Most films in the Kuroswa-Mifune lexicon are considered cinema classics. These include Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Seven Samurai & Yojimbo. Mr. Mifune received later acclaim for playing the title role in the 1980 miniseries Shogun. Toshiro Mifune died on 24 December 1997 in Mitaka, Tokyo, of organ failure. Animas Trujano A Mexican movie from 1962 directed by the recognized director Ismael Rodr�guez Animas Trujano Japanese Poster. Posters Of Scandal

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