Yoko Shimada
1981: Shōgun
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.[1]
Shogun miniseries
Shimada 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 Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama,[2][1] and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her work on Shōgun.[3] While the nine-hour long Shōgun was a critical success in the U.S., it flopped in Japan when it was released as a severely truncated theatrical version.[1]
Personal life
In 1988, Shimada had an affair with singer Yuya Uchida, who was married at the time. She reportedly had resorted to alcoholism and appeared in a nude photo book in 1992[4] in an attempt to clear her personal debts. Though the book was a bestseller, it damaged her reputation as an actress. In 2011, at the age of 58, she starred in an adult video.[1]
Shimada died at a hospital in Tokyo on 25 July 2022, due to complications from colorectal cancer.[5][6]
Filmography
Movies
Year | Title | Role | Country |
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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 [theatrical edit] | 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 |
2022 | Ever Garden (エヴァーガーデン) | Haruko Segara (相楽晴子) | Japan |
Television
- Osanazuma (1970)
- Kamen Rider (1971) – Hiromi Nohara
- Karei-naru Ichizoku (1974–75) – Tsugiko Manpyo[7]
- 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
- ^ a b c d Schilling, Mark (25 July 2022). "Shimada Yoko, Golden Globe-Winning Japanese Actor in 'Shogun,' Dies at 69". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Yoko Shimada". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie Nominees / Winners 1981 Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Kir Royale - Yoko Shimada Photos (1992) ASIN: B0BBNCPZLV ISBN 488475168X
- ^ 女優、島田陽子さんが69歳で死去 「白い巨塔」「砂の器」出演. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ 島田陽子さん死去 69歳、大腸がん闘病 「続・氷点」でヒロイン 宇宙葬の予約などが話題. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "華麗なる一族". Family Gekijyo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- Yōko Shimada at IMDb
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