Born in the city of Kumamoto on the Japanese island of Kyushu, Shimada’s first TV role was in the 1970 drama Osanazuma. She went on to appear in several TV productions including Kamen Rider, ...

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 ...

Shimada starred as Lady Mariko in the 1980 minseries 'Shōgun' and won a Golden Globe for her performance, while Sawai earned ...

Yoko Shimada and Richard Chamberlain in the 1980 TV adaptation of Shogun - Alamy As a British prisoner of war in Changi Jail during the Second World World War, James Clavell was approached one day by ...

First-time Emmy winner Anna Sawai is now also a first-time Golden Globe winner for her tole as Toda Mariko in the FX series Shōgun. She joined fellow Japanese actress Yôko Shimada who won the Golden ...

Anna Sawai's win for her role in Shōgun marked a full-circle moment in Golden Globes history, as she's not the first actress to take home an award for the role. The late Yoko Shimada became the first ...