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| Yōko Shimada | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1953-05-17) 17 May 1953 (age 71) Kumamoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Spouse | Yoneyama Hitoshi (1994 - 2019) |
| Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama 1981: Shōgun |
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.
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 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for her work on Shōgun.
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Go Go Kamen Rider (ゴーゴー仮面ライダー) |
Hiromi Nohara (野原ひろみ) |
Japan |
| 1972 | First Love (初めての愛) |
Mitsuyo Sakamoto (坂本光代) |
Japan |
| 1973 | Kigeki 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 |
| 1974 | Nagare 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 |
| 1974 | Castle of Sand (砂の器) |
Rieko Takagi (高木理恵子) |
Japan |
| 1975 | I Am a Cat (吾輩は猫である) |
Yukie (雪江) |
Japan |
| 1975 | Kyūkei no Kōya (球形の荒野) |
Kumiko Nogami (野上久美子) |
Japan |
| 1975 | Yogiri 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 |
| 1976 | Truck 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 |
| 1976 | The Inugami Family (犬神家の一族) |
Tamayo Nonomiya (野々宮珠世) |
Japan |
| 1977 | Village of Eight Gravestones (八つ墓村) |
Okisa Tajimi (cameo) (多治見おきさ (カメオ出演)) |
Japan |
| 1979 | Dead Angle (白昼の死角) |
Ayaka (綾香) |
Japan |
| 1979 | Dog of Fortune (黄金の犬) |
Reiko Kitamori (北守礼子) |
Japan |
| 1980 | Shōgun |
Mariko Toda (戸田まり子) |
U.S. / Japan |
| 1981 | Little 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 |
| 1987 | The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (竜馬を斬った男) |
Kozakae (小栄) |
Japan |
| 1988 | Hanazono no Meikyū (花園の迷宮) |
Tae Akimoto (秋元多恵) |
Japan |
| 1988 | Hashi (橋) |
Umiko Takagi (高樹海子) |
Japan |
| 1991 | Dohten (動天) |
Oran (おらん) |
Japan |
| 1991 | Kaze, 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 |
| 1993 | Ring! 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 |
| 1995 | Police 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 |
| 1995 | The Hunted |
Mieko Takeda (武田美恵子) |
U.S. / Japan |
| 1995 | Crying Freeman |
Kimie Hanada (花田君江) |
Canada / France / Japan |
| 2000 | Ane Gokudō Bosatsu no Ryūko (姐極道 菩薩の龍子) |
Japan | |
| 2001 | Hero Zheng Chenggong (aka The Sino-Dutch War 1661) (英雄鄭成功) |
Matsu Tagawa (田川マツ) |
China |
| 2002 | Undiscovered Tomb (極地皇陵) |
Professor Ivy Chan |
Hong Kong |
| 2005 | The Deep Red (深紅) |
Dr. Tanaka (田中医師) |
Japan |
| 2009 | Dear Heart: Furuete Nemure (Dear Heart-震えて眠れ-) |
Japan | |
| 2010 | To Live as an Actress (島田陽子に逢いたい) |
Herself (島田陽子) |
Japan |
| 2011 | Secret Affair (aka Yōko Shimada - Assignation) (密会) |
Japan | |
| 2011 | Faithless Love (不貞愛) |
Japan | |
| 2011 | Ashita Naku (明日泣く) |
Japan | |
| 2012 | Kanojo wa Umi e (彼女は海へ) |
Nanako (菜々子) |
Japan |
| 2015 | Santa Claus (サンタクロースズ) |
Santa Kurosu (黒須三太) |
Japan |
| 2016 | God in Jail (塀の中の神様) |
Fusako (房子) |
Japan |
| 2016 | Kanon (カノン) |
Sumiko Arai (新井澄子) |
Japan |
Television
- Osanazuma (1970)
- Kamen Rider (1971) - Hiromi Nohara
- Karei-naru Ichizoku (1974–75) - Tsugiko Manpyo
- Shiroi Kyotō (1978)
- Ōgon no Hibi (1978) - Tama
- Shōgun (1980) - Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
- Chicago Story (1982) - Wing
- Sanga Moyu (1984)
- Oka no Ue no Himawari (1993)
References
- "Golden Globe:Yoko Shimada". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "華麗なる一族". Family Gekijyo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- Yōko Shimada at IMDb
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- People from Kumamoto
- Best Drama Actress Golden Globe (television) winners
- 20th-century Japanese actresses
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- Japanese film actresses
- Japanese television actresses
- Actors from Kumamoto Prefecture
- Japanese screen actor stubs