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🙌
Wow she sounds like a tough lady! I couldn't imagine making it through all that cause I've read into the rape of nanking and etc and it actually gave me a nightmare which says alot cause I never had that happened before or since when looking into the horrors of history. It's why I understand why it's glossed over in schools since it's rough on adults even learning about it even if you have really no connection to it other than you and them being human beings.
I never had much of a chance to talk to my great-grandmother since I was only six when she died, but my grandma had told me that her family was almost killed during the Rape of Nanjing. Luckily, they went to Shanghai last minute and managed to save themselves. It's such an interesting story and our grand and great-grandparents' generations really have so much to tell.
Following your logic, Han chinese were conquered, oppressed and prosecuted by manchurian's country for over 200 years! Can that be called betrayal? Can not han China do the same to manchurian?
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.
"...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
In Japan you have the concept of "registration" if you belonged to a family; Yoshiko was never added. So while she aligned with Japan and felt japanese she didn't have the essential paperwork to officially claim them as her family. With all that said, people knew who raised her so her ashes were sent back.
I feel like the only right response when somebody tells you something like that is "um excuse me but what the f*ck did you just say" just like when you learn that Steven Segal is actually a real cop lol
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.
Not sure if she would have approved of her final resting place being so close to her stepfather. But it seems she took being adopted into a Japanese family so seriously.
This was so interesting, I have never heard of her. She was very intelligent and crafty; I wonder what she could have accomplished if she used it for good. Thanks FL!
I can understand why she dresses as a man... as a man she was feared and respected. As a woman she was used and abused. Not much has changed in 100 years
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.
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
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）。
Wow what a interesting episode! Talk about twist and turns, and she was stunning,like a man and as a woman. Thank you so much for the storie,great as always! Hugs from Sweden
What a fascinating story, and looking over your channel it's full of stories that look really interesting! I'm very pleased to have come across you and look forward to going through your other videos. Subbed! 👍
This was very interesting & well made documentary. I had never heard of her, altough she had such an impact in history. She lived in a historical turning point and made what she could out of it, I quess. Those truly was not easy times to be who she was. It must’ve been hard, maybe she made herself harder to cope.
She regarded herself as a Japanese national with the Manchurian background! She believed she has nothing to do with China or the Chinese！She believed the only way good for Manchurians is helping Japan`s war with China! Yet her tragic ending was died in the hands of Chinese revenge!
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!
A truly tragic life. Born is the daughter of a Cinese concubine. Raised in a country so bound to a tradition that women were forced to cripple their own feet. Given over to a Japanese family that abused her. Is anyone surprised that she seemed bound to no one? The only reason she gained notoriety was because of her . And now by circumstance buried in a foreign land where she was never truly accepted during her lifetime. The question arises, how many other stories are there among the 1.4 billion in China today?
She was considered a Manchu noblewoman. Manchu women did not bind their feet. Still as a woman she was seen as an marrying asset, just as any princesses in most of the world.
This is one of the best channels on RUclips for those of us who love to learn history. Most of these people weren't in the history books and they lived their lives not knowing their impact on history. One person Americans have heard of, but probably couldn't tell you about is Benedict Arnold.
A very interesting figure from an interesting time in history. I recently got recommended this channel and have been loving learning about some of the interesting women I have never heard of before :)
This lady was everything!!🤯 Man, woman, military commander, spy, royal, radio personality, Japan's first idol, drug addict etc. This gal is LEGEND. Edit: PLUS SHE HAD ATTACK GEESE AND MONKEYS🤯🤯🤯
This was a great, interesting life story! & I highly doubt, she didn't get away from her execution, given the amount of connections she had - but that's just my personal guess of course.
In order to achieve freedom, she has tried to do everything even if it was questionable in morality term. She is polar opposite comparing to empress Wanrong of Puyi. Still i think her tale is success story of how how people achieve their success in life.
Growing up in Japan even in 60s & 70s women were NOT considered worthy of much more than bearing & caring for children. Her ability to transcend to the level she did way back then is amazing. Something tells me she probably sidestepped her "execution" & lived on.
everyone around her from both countries betrayed her so she in return felt that she don't belong anywhere, a sad life of rejection, revenge and survival
Wow, what a life!! I'm sure she died without regrets. One lesson from this is that love can make or break you. It's always those you keep near that betray you the most.
Honestly she doesn’t sound that evil. It seems like she was a high-ranking solider and spy for Japan. Just working as a double agent, then after the war was over China denounced her as a traitor/criminal and had her executed. Seems more symbolic, since she was a princess of the Chinese imperial family so they wanted to get kill her for going against China. Doesn’t seem like she was guilty of any war crimes, she just lived a very hedonistic lifestyle.
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Ahh I just caught that she changed her name to Yang Gui fei...in history she was one of the most infamous consorts of the emporor...Yoshiko was an interesting one.
Kawashima was in "The Last Emperor", the only woman among Japanese officers. Pu Yi knew his cousin's story and why she was there. It's funny how two relatives can act like strangers, especially when they both wanted something from a country that betrayed them.
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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🙌
Sounds like she had a really eventful life !
Very interesting. Young people these days don't know how hard life was a few decades ago.
Wow she sounds like a tough lady!
I couldn't imagine making it through all that cause I've read into the rape of nanking and etc and it actually gave me a nightmare which says alot cause I never had that happened before or since when looking into the horrors of history. It's why I understand why it's glossed over in schools since it's rough on adults even learning about it even if you have really no connection to it other than you and them being human beings.
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I never had much of a chance to talk to my great-grandmother since I was only six when she died, but my grandma had told me that her family was almost killed during the Rape of Nanjing. Luckily, they went to Shanghai last minute and managed to save themselves. It's such an interesting story and our grand and great-grandparents' generations really have so much to tell.
I can understand her lack of loyalty to China. To her, it probably seemed like they had betrayed her first
True...
for Han chinese, manchus are not chinese actually, ithink she never betrayed anyone. she is a loyal manchu princess
She is manchurian.
Following your logic, Han chinese were conquered, oppressed and prosecuted by manchurian's country for over 200 years! Can that be called betrayal? Can not han China do the same to manchurian?
@@harveyliuistrong9669 sadly, ur argument has no logic...
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.
Well yeah… happens to most upperclass women throughout history. They were just seen as pawns.
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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.
I thought so, but less known to American and Europeans! Also I read that part but it was getting long so I cut it down 😅
@@ForgottenLives no, feel free to put in more lengthy videos! ❤️
This was one of the most interesting people I've read about.
@@ForgottenLives i’d even watch 2-3h videos if you posted. Honest! Your voice is calming and the stories are amazing :)
@@ForgottenLives maybe the american gave her amnesty just like how the high ranking officers of unit 731 did.
"...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
In Japan you have the concept of "registration" if you belonged to a family; Yoshiko was never added. So while she aligned with Japan and felt japanese she didn't have the essential paperwork to officially claim them as her family. With all that said, people knew who raised her so her ashes were sent back.
That's Japanese government for you. Full of contradictions.
I think she had an unstable childhood, she had been abused and she did it to others.
I love that everyone glossed over the fact she had specially trained attack geese
Some say those geese re-produced and taught their young to be spiteful assholes, hence why every goose is a bitchass motherfucker today
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I feel like the only right response when somebody tells you something like that is "um excuse me but what the f*ck did you just say" just like when you learn that Steven Segal is actually a real cop lol
Did she get the idea from the legend that the city Rome was saved from a Gallic attack when geese raised the alarm?
@@BadAtNames17 I have seen geese bully very large dogs and horses, so, yeah....
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.
"...Two white geese to guard the doors... all of these animals received special training"
I do not envy whoever trained geese😬
Not sure if she would have approved of her final resting place being so close to her stepfather. But it seems she took being adopted into a Japanese family so seriously.
This was very interesting. Thank you for this. I had never heard of this person.
Glad you enjoyed!
So, you didn't see " the Last Emperor "?
@@christopherellis2663 Probs not. Is it about her, or is she a character in it?
Love learning about people i haven't heard of too
This was so interesting, I have never heard of her. She was very intelligent and crafty; I wonder what she could have accomplished if she used it for good. Thanks FL!
Thanks for the support!
Funny, I thought the same. It's like she became the men she despised.
Her life was so interest, I think I'm gonna read more about her.
Great!
Read “The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel.”
This was so interesting and well done. Thank you for video. I've never heard of her. What a life she lived!
Awesome, thanks :)
She sounds like a complete and utter boss. Unfortunately, the higher you rise, the further you fall
Her father and stepfather weren’t very good people. I mean, giving her up and then claiming that she was his favorite? That doesn’t make sense.
I can understand why she dresses as a man... as a man she was feared and respected. As a woman she was used and abused. Not much has changed in 100 years
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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.
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Thank you 💙
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
Thank you FLives! Enjoying your narration on this epic story. Edit: Remarkable video! Loved it. Thanks again
Thanks as usual !! Glad to hear it :)
@@ForgottenLives You are always very welcome FLives. Thank you!
Another story of intrigue and a sad but action packed life. Thanks for the uploade.
That was such a journey. I've been binge watching your videos all day and I have to say this one had me hooked.
Awesome! Thank you!
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）。
Wow what a interesting episode!
Talk about twist and turns, and she was stunning,like a man and as a woman.
Thank you so much for the storie,great as always!
Hugs from Sweden
Thanks as always 😊
Very good! I remember the character based on her in"The Last Emperor". Interesting to know the back story.
I love this channel , always learn something new. Thank you
Thanks very much!
What a fascinating story, and looking over your channel it's full of stories that look really interesting! I'm very pleased to have come across you and look forward to going through your other videos. Subbed! 👍
This was very interesting & well made documentary. I had never heard of her, altough she had such an impact in history. She lived in a historical turning point and made what she could out of it, I quess. Those truly was not easy times to be who she was. It must’ve been hard, maybe she made herself harder to cope.
Thank you - an absolutely fascinating story. Once again you encourage me to delve deeper! :-)
Thanks for the support!
ah! i remember her from The Last Emperor... how very unsavory, but now more understandable.
Incredibly interesting!!! I've listened to many many of your episodes so watching this was so facinating!!
Just got here and already someone disliked ! I can't believe it, your videos are incredible! Let's help out FL everyone by liking :D
I always hit the like first thing!
@ΑγαΡy Same here.
What a interesting story about a woman who was a traitor to her country. Great investigating, as usual.
Thanks very much!!
Countries usually betray their citizens ..
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That's true!
Why would she be loyal to a country that betrayed her ?
She regarded herself as a Japanese national with the Manchurian background!
She believed she has nothing to do with China or the Chinese！She believed the only way good for Manchurians is helping Japan`s war with China! Yet her tragic ending was died in the hands of Chinese revenge!
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!
Awesome!!
Wow one of your best ever! I was spellbound. ! What a fascinating lady.
Just stumbled into your channel , it’s very interesting , hope will be able to watch more of your videos . Thank you .
Thanks very much 💙
excellent story!! about a facsinating person....what an incredible life she had lived.......
This is a great story
Love to see it made in a movie
Thanks
There one was movie from years ago that touched on her life, can't remember the name !
@@ForgottenLives The Last Princess of Manchuria 1990(川岛芳子 1990年）。Yoshiko Kawashima was starred by Anita Mui.
She's my favourite historical person ever I love finding vids about her with a lot of views
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
Birds can be savage, especially the geese we have here in Detroit.
She was played by every governments. The guilty was those governments.
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A truly tragic life. Born is the daughter of a Cinese concubine. Raised in a country so bound to a tradition that women were forced to cripple their own feet. Given over to a Japanese family that abused her. Is anyone surprised that she seemed bound to no one? The only reason she gained notoriety was because of her . And now by circumstance buried in a foreign land where she was never truly accepted during her lifetime. The question arises, how many other stories are there among the 1.4 billion in China today?
She was considered a Manchu noblewoman. Manchu women did not bind their feet. Still as a woman she was seen as an marrying asset, just as any princesses in most of the world.
Her character was portrayed in the movie The Last Emperor.
@Beanz Burrito I remember that.
I thought about that character while watching this video.
Wow. What an interesting story. Thanks so much
'The name she called herself in Chinese 杨贵妃, was one of the four great mythical beauties of China. Makes sense
This is one of the best channels on RUclips for those of us who love to learn history. Most of these people weren't in the history books and they lived their lives not knowing their impact on history. One person Americans have heard of, but probably couldn't tell you about is Benedict Arnold.
Thanks for the support!!
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As always another excellent episode my man!!!👍😷
A very interesting figure from an interesting time in history. I recently got recommended this channel and have been loving learning about some of the interesting women I have never heard of before :)
Thank you for another fascinating story!
Thanks for all the support :)
@@ForgottenLives You're welcome!
What a fascinating story and an incredible woman.
This lady was everything!!🤯 Man, woman, military commander, spy, royal, radio personality, Japan's first idol, drug addict etc. This gal is LEGEND.
Edit: PLUS SHE HAD ATTACK GEESE AND MONKEYS🤯🤯🤯
I found this very interesting ,thanks for bringing us stories of people we would otherwise not have known.
Her story deserves a movie
There was indeed a movie about her...
There are lots of films and movies about her.
@@Angy708 names pls
Japanese are very bold for a people descended from pirates
LOL since when they were pirates.? 😂
@@faristont4561 they were sailors and pirates from mainland Asia before they settled the Japanese islands
This was a great, interesting life story!
& I highly doubt, she didn't get away from her execution, given the amount of connections she had - but that's just my personal guess of course.
Brief case told me to visit FL and boy was he right. Just amazing story and narration.
Thanks very much!!
The red brick house she spent her early years in is still there, near Dalian. I visited 8 years ago.
Wow. Thank you! Your videos are incredible.
Enjoy your content! Thank you!
Thanks very much!
Really appreciate! Very interesting & excellent subject. Thank you😻
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What an interesting video I never knew about her very educational thank you very much keep up the good work
Thanks for watching!
There's a Hong Kong film about her staring Anita Mui which is worth a watch.
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Do a video on a female spy who died for her country, “Zheng Pingru”.
Will look into her!
thoroughly enjoyed , thanks .
Very interesting story I’ve never heard about til your video
Glad you enjoyed!
I can understand what she did why she did, to survive and to bring her father's plan to fruitiion.
This is very nice... i love it. She was in that book the last emperor.
There are the seeds for a very, very powerful TV series behind this...
I agree.
I’m all for girl power but this one was living one huge power trip it seems
She was angry and wanted revenge
In order to achieve freedom, she has tried to do everything even if it was questionable in morality term. She is polar opposite comparing to empress Wanrong of Puyi. Still i think her tale is success story of how how people achieve their success in life.
@@KhoaTang293 it’s a wonder Wanrong didn’t hightail it out. Surely she knew what a sadist she was married to
gIrL pOwEr?! lmao
Another great story
Thank you
My pleasure!
I actually wrote a book with her as a character, its called The Tears of The Emperor, check it out. Love the vids
Where can I read that
@@crystal-ku2yv it's on Amazon :)
@@MikaelLaCas I want to read it so much but I don't have a Amazon app nor prime so I can't 😭 but thanks for sharing it ❤️ have a nice day ❤️
Thank you for this episode.
Are there any known memoirs from Yoshiko Kawashima? I cannot find any personally written records of her
Let my deep wishes always surround the wonderful journey of your life. I hope in the coming year you will have a good health and smooth sailing life.
Growing up in Japan even in 60s & 70s women were NOT considered worthy of much more than bearing & caring for children. Her ability to transcend to the level she did way back then is amazing. Something tells me she probably sidestepped her "execution" & lived on.
everyone around her from both countries betrayed her so she in return felt that she don't belong anywhere, a sad life of rejection, revenge and survival
Wow, what a life!! I'm sure she died without regrets. One lesson from this is that love can make or break you. It's always those you keep near that betray you the most.
She is like a galactic empire Inquisitor.
Honestly she doesn’t sound that evil. It seems like she was a high-ranking solider and spy for Japan. Just working as a double agent, then after the war was over China denounced her as a traitor/criminal and had her executed. Seems more symbolic, since she was a princess of the Chinese imperial family so they wanted to get kill her for going against China. Doesn’t seem like she was guilty of any war crimes, she just lived a very hedonistic lifestyle.
I Felt Bad For Her, But...You Do REAP What You Sow.
Just fascinating!! Thank you!
"To stay secure, Kawashima's house had heavy security ... " Yes, that WOULD explain the 'heavy security', wouldn't it?
Fantastic
Whomever, to whom..
Very good
i know this is off topic but anyone noticed the scene at 15:18 is the scene in the korean netflix series 'Kingdom'?
WOW 😊, I'm right on time ☺️. Thanks 👍
Thanks for the support!
Happy Halloween n 🙃😇 back n forth Morty n gou great stuff never lie always listen to both yall..like your narration awsome.. right now I'm on a tight buget.but happy happy Halloween halloween 👻👻👺💀👺👽👽👾👹Halloween
Great commentary❤️
I want to hear the songs she recorded!
Growing up I watched quite a few Hong Kong movies and she is always depicted as traitor who works for and under the Japanese
So interesting. This could be made into a movie.
Very informative and very interesting
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Thanks for all the knowledge!
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I think she was the inspiration behind the main antagonist of the anime Visions of Escaflowne Lord Dillandau.
what an interesting story, thanks for researching it.
Ahh I just caught that she changed her name to Yang Gui fei...in history she was one of the most infamous consorts of the emporor...Yoshiko was an interesting one.
So unfortunate, she was confused. Situation messed her up
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Kawashima was in "The Last Emperor", the only woman among Japanese officers. Pu Yi knew his cousin's story and why she was there. It's funny how two relatives can act like strangers, especially when they both wanted something from a country that betrayed them.
Emperor Pui Yi hates the Japanese very much! But Princess Kakashi was totally willful to work for the Japanese!