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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Yoko Shimada
| name = Yōko Shimada
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| caption = Yoko Shimada as Mariko (Lady Toda Buntaro) and [[Richard Chamberlain]] as [[John Blackthorne]] in the [[Shogun (miniseries)|Shogun]] [[television]] [[miniseries]].
| caption = Yōko Shimada as Mariko (Lady Toda Buntaro) and [[Richard Chamberlain]] as [[John Blackthorne]] in the [[Shogun (miniseries)|Shogun]] [[television]] [[miniseries]].
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|5|17}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|5|17}}
| birth_place = [[Kumamoto]], [[Japan]]
| birth_place = [[Kumamoto]], [[Japan]]
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{{Nihongo|'''Yoko Shimada'''|島田 陽子|Shimada Yōko|born May 17, 1953 in [[Kumamoto]], [[Japan]]}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[actress]]. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 [[miniseries]] ''[[Shōgun (TV miniseries)|Shōgun]]''. She was the only female member of ''Shogun<nowiki>'</nowiki>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.
{{Nihongo|'''Yōko Shimada'''|島田 陽子|Shimada Yōko|born May 17, 1953 in [[Kumamoto]], [[Japan]]}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[actress]]. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 [[miniseries]] ''[[Shōgun (TV miniseries)|Shōgun]]''. She was the only female member of ''Shōgun<nowiki>'</nowiki>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.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
* ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' (1971)
* ''Hajimete no tabi'' (1972)
* ''Hajimete no Tabi'' (1972)
* ''[[Castle of Sand]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Castle of Sand]]'' (1974)
* ''Wagahai wa neko de aru'' (1975)
* ''Wagahai wa Neko de Aru'' (1975)
* ''[[Torakku Yarō|Torakku Yarō: Bōkyō Ichibanboshi]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Torakku Yarō|Torakku Yarō: Bōkyō Ichibanboshi]]'' (1976)
* ''Inugamike no ichizoku'' (1976)
* ''Inugamike no Ichizoku'' (1976)
* ''Hakuchyu no shikaku'' (1979)
* ''Hakuchū no Shikaku'' (1979)
* ''Ôgon no inu'' (1979)
* ''Ōgon no Inu'' (1979)
* ''[[Shōgun (TV miniseries)|Shōgun]]'' (1980) - theatrical/home video edit of mini-series
* ''[[Shōgun (TV miniseries)|Shōgun]]'' (1980) - theatrical/home video edit of mini-series
* ''Ritoru champion'' (1981)
* ''Little Champion'' (1981)
* ''Kyukei no koya'' (1981) - made for television
* ''Kyūkei no Kōya'' (1981) - made for television
* ''Hanazono no meikyu'' (1988)
* ''Hanazono no Meikyū'' (1988)
* ''[[The Hunted (1995 film)|The Hunted]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Hunted (1995 film)|The Hunted]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Crying Freeman (film)|Crying Freeman]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Crying Freeman (film)|Crying Freeman]]'' (1995)
* ''Yingxiong Zheng Chengong'' (2000)
* ''Yingxiong Zheng Chengong'' (2000)
* ''Shinku'' (2005)
* ''Shinku'' (2005)
* ''Shimada Yoko ni Aitai'' (2010)
* ''Shimada Yōko ni Aitai'' (2010)
* ''Secret Affair'' also known as ''Yoko Shimada – Assignation'' [TEK-032](2011)
* ''Secret Affair'' also known as ''Yōko Shimada – Assignation'' [TEK-032](2011)
* ''Faithless Love"" [TEK-034] (2011)
* ''Faithless Love"" [TEK-034] (2011)


==Television==
==Television==


* ''Kamen Raidâ'' (1971)
* ''Kamen Rider'' (1971)
* ''Shiroi Kyoto'' (1978)
* ''Shiroi Kyotō'' (1978)
* ''[[Shōgun (TV miniseries)|Shōgun]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Shōgun (TV miniseries)|Shōgun]]'' (1980)
* ''Sanga moyu'' (1984)
* ''Sanga Moyu'' (1984)
* ''[[Oka no Ue no Himawari|Oka no ue no himawari]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Oka no Ue no Himawari]]'' (1993)


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0793577}}
* {{IMDb name|0793577|Yōko Shimada}}


{{GoldenGlobeBestActressTVDrama 1980-1999}}
{{GoldenGlobeBestActressTVDrama 1980-1999}}

Revision as of 22:37, 8 January 2014

Yōko Shimada
Born (1953-05-17) May 17, 1953 (age 71)
Kumamoto, Japan

Yōko Shimada (島田 陽子, Shimada Yōko, born May 17, 1953 in Kumamoto, Japan) 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.

Filmography

  • Kamen Rider (1971)
  • Hajimete no Tabi (1972)
  • Castle of Sand (1974)
  • Wagahai wa Neko de Aru (1975)
  • Torakku Yarō: Bōkyō Ichibanboshi (1976)
  • Inugamike no Ichizoku (1976)
  • Hakuchū no Shikaku (1979)
  • Ōgon no Inu (1979)
  • Shōgun (1980) - theatrical/home video edit of mini-series
  • Little Champion (1981)
  • Kyūkei no Kōya (1981) - made for television
  • Hanazono no Meikyū (1988)
  • The Hunted (1995)
  • Crying Freeman (1995)
  • Yingxiong Zheng Chengong (2000)
  • Shinku (2005)
  • Shimada Yōko ni Aitai (2010)
  • Secret Affair also known as Yōko Shimada – Assignation [TEK-032](2011)
  • Faithless Love"" [TEK-034] (2011)

Television

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