Yoko Shimada
May 17, 1953 · 73 years old
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…
Known For
5 titles
Crying Freeman
A beautiful artist anticipates dying at the hands of a hypnotized assassin for a Chinese Triad, but he instead becomes her lover and protector amid a brutal war with a Yakuza clan.
The Hunted
An American businessman visiting Nagoya, Japan, meets a woman in a hotel bar. Returning to her room, 3 ninjas kill her and wound him, but he sees the ninja boss' face. Now, he's the prime target of a dangerous ninja cult.
The Castle of Sand
Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.
The Inugami Family
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
I Am a Cat
The cat of the title roams around the house of a poor schoolteacher in the late 19th century, observing the goings-on of the teacher and his neighbors.