Yoko Shimada

Yōko Shimada (島田 陽子, Shimada Yōko, born 17 May 1953, Kumamoto) is a Japanese actress. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun.

Yōko Shimada
Born (1953-05-17) 17 May 1953
OccupationActress
Years active1970–present
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)Yoneyama Hitoshi (1994 - 2019)

She was the only female member of Shōgun's massive cast of Japanese actors shown speaking English, for which she relied on a dialogue coach, as she was not fluent in the language at the time. Her English improved greatly during the production, however, allowing her to work in a few English language films during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1981, she won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series-Drama[1] and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for her work on Shōgun.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Country
1971Go Go Kamen Rider
(ゴーゴー仮面ライダー)
Hiromi Nohara
(野原ひろみ)
Japan
1972First Love
(初めての愛)
Mitsuyo Sakamoto
(坂本光代)
Japan
1973Kigeki Nihon Rettō Shindo 0
(喜劇 日本列島震度0)
Earthquake Research Institute staff member
(地震研究所所員)
Japan
1974Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
(流れの譜 第一部 動乱 第二部 夜明け)
Saeko Kubo
(久保冴子)
Japan
1974Castle of Sand
(砂の器)
Rieko Takagi
(高木理恵子)
Japan
1975I Am a Cat
(吾輩は猫である)
Yukie
(雪江)
Japan
1975Kyūkei no Kōya
(球形の荒野)
Kumiko Nogami
(野上久美子)
Japan
1975Yogiri no Hōmon-sha
(夜霧の訪問者)
Etsuko Ichiki / Noriko Tazawa (dual roles)
(市木江津子・田沢のり子(二役))
Japan
1976Truck Guys 3: Bōkyō Ichibanboshi
(トラック野郎・望郷一番星)
Akiko Mikami (3rd generation Madonna)
(三上亜希子(三代目マドンナ))
Japan
1976The Inugami Family
(犬神家の一族)
Tamayo Nonomiya
(野々宮珠世)
Japan
1977Village of Eight Gravestones
(八つ墓村)
Okisa Tajimi (cameo)
(多治見おきさ (カメオ出演))
Japan
1979Dead Angle
(白昼の死角)
Ayaka
(綾香)
Japan
1979Dog of Fortune
(黄金の犬)
Reiko Kitamori
(北守礼子)
Japan
1980Shōgun [theatrical edit]
Mariko Toda
(戸田まり子)
U.S. / Japan
1981Little Champion (aka My Champion)
(リトルチャンピオン)
Michiko Suwa (Miki Gorman)
(諏訪美智子(ミキ・ゴーマン))
Japan
1987The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
(竜馬を斬った男)
Kozakae
(小栄)
Japan
1988Hanazono no Meikyū
(花園の迷宮)
Tae Akimoto
(秋元多恵)
Japan
1988Hashi
(橋)
Umiko Takagi
(高樹海子)
Japan
1991Dohten
(動天)
Oran
(おらん)
Japan
1991Kaze, Slow Down
(風、スローダウン)
Bike club manager's wife
(バイククラブ監督の妻)
Japan
1993Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears
(リング・リング・リング 涙のチャンピオンベルト)
Devil Naomi
(デビル奈緒美)
Japan
1995Police Department Crime Prevention Section 5104 Incident
(ゴト師株式会社スペシャル 警視庁防犯課第5104号事件)
Ryōko Amachi
(天地猟子)
Japan
1995The Hunted
Mieko Takeda
(武田美恵子)
U.S. / Japan
1995Crying Freeman
Kimie Hanada
(花田君江)
Canada / France / Japan
2000Ane Gokudō Bosatsu no Ryūko
(姐極道 菩薩の龍子)
Japan
2001Hero Zheng Chenggong (aka The Sino-Dutch War 1661)
(英雄鄭成功)
Matsu Tagawa
(田川マツ)
China
2002Undiscovered Tomb
(極地皇陵)
Professor Ivy Chan
Hong Kong
2005The Deep Red
(深紅)
Dr. Tanaka
(田中医師)
Japan
2009Dear Heart: Furuete Nemure
(Dear Heart-震えて眠れ-)
Japan
2010To Live as an Actress
(島田陽子に逢いたい)
Yōko Shimada
(島田陽子)
Japan
2011Secret Affair (aka Yōko Shimada - Assignation)
(密会)
Japan
2011Faithless Love
(不貞愛)
Japan
2011Ashita Naku
(明日泣く)
Japan
2012Kanojo wa Umi e
(彼女は海へ)
Nanako
(菜々子)
Japan
2015Santa Claus
(サンタクロースズ)
Santa Kurosu
(黒須三太)
Japan
2016God in Jail
(塀の中の神様)
Fusako
(房子)
Japan
2016Kanon
(カノン)
Sumiko Arai
(新井澄子)
Japan

Television

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    References

    1. "Golden Globe:Yoko Shimada". Retrieved 12 May 2020.


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