Ri Kouran

Alternative Titles : Li Xianglan, Ri Koran, 李香蘭
Cast : Ueto Aya, Sawamura Ikki, Kikukawa Rei, Hashizume Isao, Nakamura Shido
Category: Japanese Drama
Release: January 1, 2007
Genres: Historical
Number of episodes: 2
Added: May 28, 2013
Status : Finished
Description:
The drama tells the story of Yamaguchi Yoshiko, a Japanese woman born and raised in China during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. She debuts as the Chinese singer and actress Li Xianglan (Ri Kouran in Japanese), in the hopes that her efforts will work towards the benefit of both Japan and China. Hiding her true nationality, however, she slowly discovers herself becoming a puppet of the Japanese military’s propaganda efforts in Manchuria, starring in "national policy" films that humiliate the Chinese people. But billed as the "star of Greater East Asia," her popularity soars across borders to Japan, where she holds a concert that draws thousands to the Nihon Gekijou Theatre and leads to a riot that injures several people. Based on her autobiography, this is the story of her personal struggle amidst military strife between her two homelands.