Ri Kouran: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Ri Kouran
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2007-02-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-02-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 150 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37375
• TVDB ID: 262180

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-02-11; final listed air date 2007-02-12.

Source and licence

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