Yoko Shimada
{{Short description|Japanese actress (1953–2022)}}
{{Sources|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yoko Shimada
| image =
| caption = The actress as Mariko from the 1980 mini-series Shogun.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|05|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kumamoto, Japan
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|07|25|1953|05|17|df=yes}}
| death_place = Tokyo, Japan
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1970–2022
| height =
| height_m = 1.71
| spouse = {{marriage|Hitoshi Yoneyama|1994|2019|end=divorced}}
| awards = Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
1981: Shōgun
}}
{{Nihongo|Yoko Shimada|島田 陽子|Shimada Yōko|extra=17 May 1953 – 25 July 2022|lead=yes}} was a Japanese actress, best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun.{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/asia/shimada-yoko-dead-dies-japanese-golden-globe-actor-shogun-1235325278/amp/ |title=Shimada Yoko, Golden Globe-Winning Japanese Actor in 'Shogun,' Dies at 69 |first=Mark |last=Schilling |magazine=Variety |date=25 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022}}
''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,{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/yoko-shimada |title=Yoko Shimada |website=GoldenGlobes.com |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=25 July 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1981/outstanding-lead-actress-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie/ |title=Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie Nominees / Winners 1981 Emmy Awards |website=Emmys.com |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=25 July 2022}} 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.
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 1992Kir Royale - Yoko Shimada Photos (1992) ASIN: B0BBNCPZLV {{ISBN|488475168X}} 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.
Shimada died at a hospital in Tokyo on 25 July 2022, due to complications from colorectal cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.sanspo.com/article/20220725-BW2GJGQJEVBQFFSPUPRKRBMKC4/|script-title=ja:女優、島田陽子さんが69歳で死去 「白い巨塔」「砂の器」出演|website=Sankei Sports|date=25 July 2022|access-date=25 July 2022|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202207250001243.html|script-title=ja: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|website=Nikkan Sports|date=25 July 2022|access-date=25 July 2022|language=ja}}
Filmography
= Movies =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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{{cite web |url= https://www.fami-geki.com/detail/index.php?fami_id=01538|title= 華麗なる一族|access-date= August 27, 2021|work= Family Gekijyo}}
- 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
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0793577|Yōko Shimada}}
{{GoldenGlobeBestActressTVDrama 1980-1999}}
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Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer in Japan
Category:Best Drama Actress Golden Globe (television) winners
Category:20th-century Japanese actresses
Category:21st-century Japanese actresses
Category:Japanese film actresses
Category:Japanese television actresses
Category:Actors from Kumamoto Prefecture
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