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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. She won the Golden Globe For Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama category and was nominated for a Prime-time Emmy Award for her work on the serial in 1981. Shimada, who spoke some English for the serial, had been acting for years prior to Shogun however. She began learning ballet since age three and wanted to become a ballerina until her high high school days. Her family had moved to Tokyo when she was eight. She obtained an agent and began acting while in junior high school. The TV serial Zoku Hyouten made her famous beginning 1970. She released a nude photo book, called Kir Royal, in 1992. She was 39 and the photo book became a bestseller shifting half a million copies. At 57 she starred in an 'AV' pornography video called Mikkai in 2011. This was a tribute to her body even at that age. Shimada has a reservation for a space burial.

Crying Freeman ( 1995) | IMDb: 6.4

Action , Crime

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.

Starring:

Mark Dacascos , Byron Mann , Masaya Kato , Tchéky Karyo , Julie Condra , Yoko Shimada

Directed by:

Benjamin Rosenberg , Holly Atchison , Christophe Gans

Produced by:

Rick Montgomery , Mitsuru Kurosawa , Greg Jackson

The Hunted ( 1995) | IMDb: 5.9

Action , Drama , Thriller

Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion are the targets of assassins hired by the ruthless Kinjo. To survive, Racine must join forces with a powerful samurai and together they will fight the force of evil in an awesome battle rooted in centuries of brutal conflict.

Starring:

Christophe Lambert , John Lone , Joan Chen , Yoshio Harada , Yoko Shimada , Mari Natsuki

Directed by:

Buddy Joe Hooker , Paul Barry , Jackie Jordan

Produced by:

Michael Rosser , Karen Rea , Pascal Verschooris

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Biography