Yoko Shimada
Yoko Shimada

Yoko Shimada

Born: May 17, 1953 - Died: July 25, 2022 (69 years)
Kumamoto, Japan

Kumamoto City-born Shimada Yoko is best known in the west as Mariko from the 1980 mini-series Shogun. The lady-in-waiting role created an interest in Japan and its culture overseas and introduced Japanese history to foreign audiences. She won the Golden Globe For Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama category and was nominated for a Prime-time Emmy Award for her work on the serial in 1981. Shimada, who spoke some English for the serial, had been acting for years prior to Shogun however. She began learning ballet since age three and wanted to become a ballerina until her high high school days. Her family had moved to Tokyo when she was eight. She obtained an agent and began acting while in junior high school. The TV serial Zoku Hyouten made her famous beginning 1970. She released a nude photo book, called Kir Royal, in 1992. She was 39 and the photo book became a bestseller shifting half a million copies. At 57 she starred in an 'AV' pornography video called Mikkai in 2011. This was a tribute to her body even at that age. Shimada has a reservation for a space burial.

Movies as Actor (41)
Kanon

Kanon

as Sumiko

Oct 1, 2016

God in Jail

God in Jail

Apr 1, 2016

The Faithless Love

The Faithless Love

as Self

Feb 1, 2011

Mikkai

Mikkai

as Self

Jan 1, 2011

I Want to Meet Yoko Shimada

I Want to Meet Yoko Shimada

Oct 16, 2010

Dear Heart

Dear Heart

Dec 5, 2009

The Deep Red

The Deep Red

as Dr. Tanaka

Sep 17, 2005

Black Corridor

Black Corridor

Mar 23, 2004

The Making of Shōgun

The Making of Shōgun

Sep 23, 2003

Undiscovered Tomb

Undiscovered Tomb

as Ivy

Jan 1, 2003

The Sino-Dutch War 1661

The Sino-Dutch War 1661

as Matsu Tagawa

Nov 15, 2001

Sister Yakuza, Bodhisattva Ryuko

Sister Yakuza, Bodhisattva Ryuko

Jan 1, 2000

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case

Sep 9, 1995

Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman

as Lady Hanada

Apr 23, 1995

The Hunted

The Hunted

as Mieko

Feb 24, 1995

Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears

Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears

May 8, 1993

Slow Down

Slow Down

Nov 23, 1991

Kazu no Fūkei

Kazu no Fūkei

Mar 30, 1991

Dohten

Dohten

Jan 26, 1991

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Minamoto Yoshitsune

as Kaneuri Kichiji

Dec 31, 1990

Sea of Whitetail

Sea of Whitetail

Jun 19, 1990

津軽・青森ロマンチック殺人街道

津軽・青森ロマンチック殺人街道

as Kyoko

Mar 4, 1989

Labyrinth Romanesque

Labyrinth Romanesque

as Tae Akimoto

Jan 15, 1988

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

Oct 17, 1987

My Champion

My Champion

as Miki

May 17, 1981

Shogun

Shogun

as Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko

Nov 8, 1980

Dead Angle

Dead Angle

Jul 4, 1979

Dog of Fortune

Dog of Fortune

as Reiko Kitamori

Jun 2, 1979

Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813

Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813

as Mrs. Kesselbach

May 5, 1979

The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

as Tamayo Nonomiya

Oct 16, 1976

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

Aug 7, 1976

Visitor After Dark

Visitor After Dark

as Etsuko / Noriko

Oct 10, 1975

Kyukei no Koya

Kyukei no Koya

Jun 7, 1975

I Am a Cat

I Am a Cat

as Yukie

May 31, 1975

The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand

as Reiko Takagi

Oct 19, 1974

Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

Jun 22, 1974

First Love

First Love

Sep 23, 1972

Go Go Kamen Rider

Go Go Kamen Rider

as Hiromi Nohara

Jul 18, 1971

Brothers Serving Time

Brothers Serving Time

May 3, 1969

River Without a Bridge

River Without a Bridge

Feb 1, 1969

Bridge

Bridge