In 1945, after Japan's unconditional surrender, those traitors who had betrayed the motherland to help the Japanese army in the War of Resistance Against Japan also came to the end of their lives. Among these convicted traitors, there was a beautiful young woman standing in the procession very conspicuously, she was Li Xianglan, a very famous singer and actress at that time.
What exactly did Li Xianglan do? Why was she recognized as a traitor? How did Li Xianglan end? This matter should start with the horrific "Pingdingshan Massacre".
Li Xianglan old photo
From Shuko Yamaguchi to Li Xianglan
Li Xianglan is actually Japanese, and her father's name is Fumio Yamaguchi. Since Yamaguchi Fumio was an employee working on the puppet Manchukuo Railway, Li Xianglan was born in China.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1932, a group of spontaneous anti-Japanese warriors attacked the Japanese camp in the Pingdingshan area, burning down all the warehouses and offices of the Japanese army.
The Japanese army was extremely vindictive, and because no one in the local people was willing to reveal any clues about these anti-Japanese warriors, the Japanese army carried out large-scale brutal killings of the people of Pingdingshan Village, an incident known as the "Pingdingshan Massacre".
When Li Xianglan woke up from her sleep, she found that all the partners who used to play together had died in this disaster. Although Li Xianglan's father, Fumio Yamaguchi, is Japanese, he has lived in China for a long time and is very friendly to the local people.
The Japanese suspected that Li Xianglan's father, Fumio Yamaguchi, was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, so they arrested her and imprisoned her. Fortunately, the Japanese army did not find evidence of Yamaguchi's treason, and had to release him.
For the safety of his family, Yamaguchi Fumio decided to take his daughter Shuko Yamaguchi to move to Mukden. It was also from this moment that Shuko Yamaguchi's fate changed. Fumio Yamaguchi had a very good friend named Li Jichun, who regarded Shuko Yamaguchi as his daughter and gave her a nice Chinese name Li Xianglan.
A movie girl who almost became a traitor
It was from this moment that almost everyone around her thought that she was an authentic Chinese. Li Xianglan not only speaks Chinese very standard, she also has an enviable singing talent. Li Xianglan sang and performed on radio and television when she was a minor, and her pleasant voice and sweet appearance made her famous in the local area.
Of course, Li Xianglan's artistic career is much more than that, when she was eighteen years old, Li Xianglan was selected as the heroine of many movies with her excellent appearance and rich interpretation experience, such as "The Night of China", "The Song of Bailan" and so on. However, the simple Li Xianglan did not expect that these movies that made her popular all over the country also brought her the hat of "traitor".
Film and television stills
Because these movies seem to be based on love stories, they are actually full of political intrigue of the Japanese army.
These films all contain the plot of Chinese women falling in love with the Japanese army, and the Japanese army intends to use such cultural and artistic products to export ideas such as "the Japanese army is handsome and dashing" and "the Japanese army is friendly", the purpose of which is to gradually blind people's eyes, carry out cultural invasion and "brainwashing" of Chinese, and package the violation of the sovereignty of other countries into a natural romantic story.
These actions of the Japanese army are ugly and shameless, but the young and simple Li Xianglan does not know the conspiracy behind the movie, and it is too late when she wakes up. After Japan's unconditional surrender, it was rare to be arrested, and although Li Xianglan was a well-known figure, she could not escape the fate of being taken to a detention center.
After Li Xianglan's arrest, she was labeled a traitor, and the interrogators were about to put her to death. Just as everyone's eyes were focused on the trial scene, Li Xianglan suddenly raised her hand and reached into her clothes pocket, as if looking for something. I saw Li Xianglan take out a piece of paper from the pocket inside her jacket, and the trial personnel immediately stepped forward to check the details.
People in Japan, heart in China
It turned out that this piece of paper was Li Xianglan's birth certificate, and it was also the only evidence that could prove that she was not a traitor. Li Xianglan didn't want to mention her background, but at the urgent moment of execution, she could only tell the truth.
No one would have thought that Li Xianglan, who lived in China and spoke fluent Chinese, was Japanese. After Li Xianglan's life history was made public, the crime of a traitor could not be established, and after Li Xianglan was released, she could only go to Japan to live.
Although Li Xianglan is a Japanese, she grew up in China since she was a child and has a deep affection for China. Most importantly, she had witnessed the crimes committed by the Japanese army in China, and she always opposed the aggressive behavior of the Japanese army.
Although Li Xianglan was repatriated to Japan after Japan's defeat, she never stopped promoting Sino-Japanese friendship, believing that Chinese innocent in the war, and the Japanese army should repent of its atrocities.
In his later years, Li Xianglan
In 2014, Li Xianglan died of illness, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a eulogy. This Chinese-born Japanese girl has made many contributions to Sino-Japanese friendly relations, and Li Xianglan's attempts to build a friendly bridge between China and Japan have never stopped. As for the films full of "conspiracy" that Li Xianglan has made, she has expressed her repentance and thought with practical actions.
Epilogue:
"Night incense, I sing for you". Whenever I think of this song in my ears, people always think of Teresa Teng. But in fact, Li Xianglan is the original singer of this song. Li Xianglan has passed away from us, but her life as fragrant and pure as the fragrance of the night will always be recorded in Jacky Cheung's song "Li Xianglan".