Yoko Shimada

Yoko Shimada

Acting
41 Movies 6 TV Shows

Born

May 17, 1953

Died

July 25, 2022

Place of Birth

Kumamoto, Japan

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Biography

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 …

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Filmography