1953-05-17 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.
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カノン | Sumiko | 2016-10-01 |
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塀の中の神様 | 2016-04-01 | |
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密会 島田陽子 | 2011-01-01 | |
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不貞愛 島田陽子 | 2011-02-01 | |
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震えて眠れ | 2009-12-05 | |
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深紅 | Dr. Tanaka | 2005-09-17 |
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Undiscovered Tomb | Ivy | 2003-01-01 |
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The Making of Shōgun | 2003-09-23 | |
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英雄郑成功 | 2001-11-15 | |
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The Hunted | Mieko | 1995-02-24 |
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Crying Freeman | Lady Hanada | 1995-04-23 |
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ゴト師株式会社スペシャル 警視庁防犯課第５１０４号事件 | 1995-09-09 | |
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リング・リング・リング 涙のチャンピオンベルト | 1993-05-08 | |
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風、スローダウン | 1991-11-23 | |
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動天 | 1991-01-26 | |
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時代劇スペシャル 源義経 | Kaneuri Kichiji | 1990-12-31 |
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花園の迷宮 | Tae Akimoto | 1988-01-15 |
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竜馬を斬った男 | 1987-10-17 | |
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Ritoru Champion | Miki | 1981-01-01 |
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黄金の犬 | Reiko Kitamori | 1979-06-02 |
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白昼の死角 | 1979-07-04 | |
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怪盗ルパン 813の謎 | ケセルバッハ夫人 | 1979-05-05 |
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トラック野郎 望郷一番星 | 1976-08-07 | |
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犬神家の一族 | Tamayo Nonomiya | 1976-10-16 |
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吾輩は猫である | Yukie | 1975-05-31 |
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夜霧の訪問者 | Etsuko / Noriko | 1975-10-10 |
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砂の器 | Reiko Takagi | 1974-10-19 |
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ゴーゴー仮面ライダー | Hiromi Nohara | 1971-07-18 |
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懲役三兄弟 | 1969-05-03 | |
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橋のない川 | 1969-02-01 |
