ACTOR

Yoko Shimada

1953 - 2022

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoko Shimada has received more than 495,870 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Yoko Shimada is the 2,887th most popular actor (up from 3,960th in 2019), the 981st most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,108th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Japanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Yoko Shimada ranks 2,887 out of 13,578. Before her are June Squibb, Dennis Franz, Johan Leysen, Maggie Q, Phil Hartman, and Lea Padovani. After her are Norman Wisdom, Ferdinand Raimund, L. Q. Jones, Yuri Lyubimov, Nikolai Karachentsov, and Martha Hyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Yoko Shimada ranks 207. Before her are Andrey Makarevich, Ante Čačić, Reinhard Marx, Meng Hongwei, Jean-Louis Gasset, and Barry Sonnenfeld. After her are Yolande Moreau, Dieter Zetsche, Johnny Clegg, Thomas Friedman, Władysław Kozakiewicz, and David Deutsch. Among people deceased in 2022, Yoko Shimada ranks 234. Before her are Chaim Kanievsky, Fatma Girik, Susana Dosamantes, Manny Charlton, Peter Straub, and Rupiah Banda. After her are Kálmán Mészöly, L. Q. Jones, Mitchell Ryan, Ercole Baldini, Pablo Milanés, and Gilbert Gottfried.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoko Shimada ranks 981 out of 6,245. Before her are Abe Masahiro (1819), Nobuo Uematsu (1959), Hiromu Arakawa (1973), Shinji Mikami (1965), Machiko Hasegawa (1920), and Misuzu Kaneko (1903). After her are Yukio Goto (null), Yasuhiko Okudera (1952), Hiratsuka Raichō (1886), Tarō Okamoto (1911), Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (1955), and Makino Nobuaki (1861).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Yoko Shimada ranks 40. Before her are Sayuri Yoshinaga (1945), Haruo Nakajima (1929), Takuya Kimura (1972), Miyoshi Umeki (1929), Tsuru Aoki (1892), and Chieko Baisho (1941). After her are Kyōko Kagawa (1931), Akio Ōtsuka (1959), Takehito Koyasu (1967), Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928), Akira Kamiya (1946), and Toshio Furukawa (1946).

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Television and Movie Roles

Shōgun
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
7.625 / 10
The Hunted
Mieko
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.
Feb 24o 19955.781 / 10
Crying Freeman
Lady Hanada
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.
Apr 23o 19956.33 / 10