What is Yoko Shimada?
{{Nihongo|'''Yōko Shimada'''|島田 陽子|Shimada Yōko|17 May 1953 – 25 July 2022}} was a Japanese actress. She was best known for being in Western movies. Her best known role was as Mariko in the 1980 [[miniseries]] ''[[Shōgun (1980 miniseries)|Shōgun]]''. For this role, she won a [[Golden Globe Award]] in 1980. She was born in [[Kumamoto]], [[Japan]]. Her career began in 1970. She also appeared in the 1995 movie ''[[The Hunted (1995 movie)|The Hunted]]''. Shimada died on 25 July 2022 at a hospital in [[Tokyo]], Japan from [[colorectal cancer]], aged 69.<ref> [https://www.sanspo.com/article/20220725-BW2GJGQJEVBQFFSPUPRKRBMKC4/%3foutputType=amp 女優、島田陽子さんが６９歳で死去 「白い巨塔」「砂の器」出演] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimada, Yoko}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Japan]] [[Category:Japanese movie actors]] [[Category:Japanese television actors]] [[Category:Japanese stage actors]] {{actor-stub}}