Yoko Shimada
Actor
Born May 17, 1953 · Kumamoto, Japan
Active 1969–2022 · 5′7″ (171 cm)
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.
Filmography
BridgeShōgun (1980) — Lady Toda Buntaro - MarikoCrying Freeman (1995) — Lady HanadaThe Castle of Sand (1974) — Reiko TakagiThe Hunted (1995) — MiekoThe Inugami Family (1976) — Tamayo NonomiyaMy Champion (1981) — MikiTruckster Goes to Hokkaido (1976)Dead Angle (1979)Brothers Serving Time (1969)River Without a Bridge (1969)The Deep Red (2005) — Dr. TanakaThe Sino-Dutch War 1661 (2001) — Matsu TagawaKanon (2016) — SumikoGo Go Kamen Rider (1971) — Hiromi NoharaDog of Fortune (1979) — Reiko KitamoriThe Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (1987)Labyrinth Romanesque (1988) — Tae AkimotoShogun (1980) — Lady Toda Buntaro - MarikoI Am a Cat (1975) — YukieUndiscovered Tomb (2003) — IvyDear Heart (2009)Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case (1995)Dohten (1991)