The Spy Princess who “Betrayed” her Country | Yoshiko Kawashima

Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode, we are looking into the life of Yoshiko Kawashima, a cross dressing manchu princess who grew up in Japan later becoming a spy!

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[MaurauderGirl]

I can understand her lack of loyalty to China. To her, it probably seemed like they had betrayed her first

[Alina-junb]

My great aunt was born in the early 1900s and would tell me tragic stories of our people and the hell that was brought on to us in China. She survived genocide from the Chinese, Vietnam and Laos government and lived over 100 years old to tell her stories. RIP🙌

[elizabethspedding]

I think she had an unstable childhood, she had been abused and she did it to others.

[Mononokyo]

"...as she couldn't prove her adoption" "...they sent her ashes to her adopted family" mmm good job government that's some real critical thinking right there

[ronan]

I love that everyone glossed over the fact she had specially trained attack geese

[sleepybunny]

She was notorious in China, having betrayed her country of birth. It is said she survived, married and lived in a remote village to an old age.

[igor-ypxv]

Her life was so interest, I think I'm gonna read more about her.

[lexiwexiwoo]

"...Two white geese to guard the doors... all of these animals received special training"
I do not envy whoever trained geese😬

[kathyhester]

I have never heard of her before watching this program. She was abused and then turned into an abuser. So sad for that to happen to a very smart strong woman. Thank you for the lesson.

[phinhnanthasone]

Too bad that both her fathers, biologial and foster one, never cared for her but used and abused her while trying to pulling the strings like on a puppet for their own possible gain. I'm convinced that this damaged her deeply.

[herchannel]

If i'm not mistake...her character was on Last Emeperor Movie 1988. She's portrayed as heartless japanese millitary woman. O God...idk how i felt right now, maybe chinese people hate her soo much...i feel sorry for her tragic life. Her mother only a concubine and suicide, her father not even love her at all, and gave her to japanese to safe his position....she's just one of his many kids. For her adopt family....she's just a tool, she was educated in boy school...that's crazy. She's only a machine for japanese government.

[aik]

This was so interesting and well done. Thank you for video. I've never heard of her. What a life she lived!

[veronicaelsegood]

Highly interesting.What a soulless creature she was but how fascinating. I have to wonder how her life would have been if only her father had remained in China and she had never been violated by his Japanese friend. Thankyou for presenting this woman's story

[thedreadtyger]

ah! i remember her from The Last Emperor... how very unsavory, but now more understandable.

[nicolaskong]

I seriously applaud you for the effort and the details of the very sad state of the 2nd Sino-Japanese war. Yoshiko was definitely a product of the times and a victim of circumstances. There was a HK made movie starting the late Anita Mui as Yoshiko Kawajima (川岛芳子）。

[ELKE-]

Thank you FLives! Enjoying your narration on this epic story. Edit: Remarkable video! Loved it. Thanks again

[rogerr.]

She is a general in the video game Hearts of Iron 4 if you play as Manchukuo. Or you can hire her as a spy in a different uniform if you play as japan! So cool!

[delfino]

That was such a journey. I've been binge watching your videos all day and I have to say this one had me hooked.

[corgeousgeorge]

Can you just imagine someone being so baller to be like "You best not mess w/ me or I'll get my geese after yo' ass!!" and not be joking!? lol

[codyshi]

Do a video on a female spy who died for her country, “Zheng Pingru”.