Yoko Shimada

actress • editor

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 ...

Born: May 17, 1953 in Kumamoto, Japan

Died: July 25, 2022 (age 69)

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Known For

6.6

Shogun

Movies & TV Credits

40 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
God in Jail Movie	—	Actress	—	2016
Kanon Movie	7.6	Actress	Sumiko	2016
I Want to Meet Yoko Shimada Movie	—	Actress	—	2010
Dear Heart Movie	—	Actress	—	2009
The Deep Red Movie	6.3	Actress	Dr. Tanaka	2005
Undiscovered Tomb Movie	4.4	Actress	Ivy	2003
The Making of Shōgun Movie	—	Actress	—	2003
The Sino-Dutch War 1661 Movie	6.5	Actress	Matsu Tagawa	2001
Crying Freeman Movie	6.6	Actress	Lady Hanada	1995
The Hunted Movie	5.8	Actress	Mieko	1995
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case Movie	—	Actress	—	1995
Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears Movie	—	Actress	—	1993
Sunflower on the Hill TV Show	—	Actress	Yabe Fumi(12 Episodes)	1993
Dohten Movie	—	Actress	—	1991
Slow Down Movie	—	Actress	—	1991
Kazu no Fūkei Movie	—	Actress	—	1991
Sea of Whitetail Movie	—	Actress	—	1990
Minamoto Yoshitsune Limited Series	6.6	Actress	Kaneuri Kichiji	1990
津軽・青森ロマンチック殺人街道 Movie	—	Actress	Kyoko	1989
Labyrinth Romanesque Movie	6.6	Actress	Tae Akimoto	1988
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma Movie	6.6	Actress	—	1987
My Champion Movie	6.5	Actress	Miki	1981
Tuesday Suspense Theater TV Show	—	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1981
Shogun Limited Series	7.9	Actress	Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko(5 Episodes)	1980
Dead Angle Movie	7.0	Actress	—	1979
Dog of Fortune Movie	7.0	Actress	Reiko Kitamori	1979
Kaito Lupin -813 no Nazo TV Special	—	Actress	Mrs. Kesselbach	1979
The Golden Days TV Show	—	Actress	Hosokawa Gracia(51 Episodes)	1978
Fushoku no kōzō TV Show	—	Actress	Majima Kumiko(1 Episode)	1977
The Inugami Family Movie	6.9	Actress	Tamayo Nonomiya	1976
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido Movie	6.8	Actress	—	1976
I Am a Cat Movie	6.3	Actress	Yukie	1975
Kyukei no Koya Movie	—	Actress	—	1975
Visitor After Dark Movie	—	Actress	Etsuko / Noriko	1975
The Castle of Sand Movie	7.4	Actress	Reiko Takagi	1974
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn Movie	—	Actress	—	1974
First Love Movie	—	Actress	—	1972
Go Go Kamen Rider Short Film	6.4	Actress	Hiromi Nohara	1971
River Without a Bridge Movie	6.3	Actress	—	1969
Brothers Serving Time Movie	7.2	Actress	—	1969

Yoko Shimada

Known For

Crying Freeman

The Castle of Sand

The Hunted

Shogun

Movies & TV Credits