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Yoko Shimada (Japanese: 島田 陽子, Hepburn: Shimada Yōko, 17 May 1953 – 25 July 2022) was a Japanese actress, best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun.
Jan 17, 2023 · The death of actress Yoko Shimada in July last year stunned the nation but not necessarily because she was such a big name. Shimada was basking in glory in 1981 when she became the first Asian...
Jul 26, 2022 · Japanese actress Yoko Shimada — best known for her role as Mariko in the 1980 miniseries “Shōgun” — died Monday. She was 69. She was taken to a hospital in Tokyo where she later died from...
Yôko Shimada. Actress: Shogun. 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.
Jul 26, 2022 · Shimada Yoko, the Japanese actor who earned a Golden Globe for her role as Mariko in 1980s miniseries ‘ Shogun ,’ has died, age 69. Japanese media reported that she died of multiple organ...
Jul 26, 2022 · Japanese actress Yoko Shimada, known for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun, a role which earned her a Golden Globe award and an Emmy nomination, has died.
Jul 26, 2022 · Yoko Shimada, star of “Shōgun,” died Monday of complications from colorectal cancer at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 69.
Jul 26, 2022 · Yôko Shimada, the Japanese actress who won a Golden Globe for her star turn in the epic miniseries "Shōgun" in the early '80s, died Monday in Tokyo after battling colorectal cancer.
Jul 26, 2022 · Yoko Shimada – the Japanese actress best known to worldwide audiences for her Golden Globe and Emmy-winning role as Mariko in the 1980s TV miniseries Shogun – has died at age 69.
Yôko Shimada. Actress: Shogun. 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.