Yoko Shimada Trailers
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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.
Most Popular Yoko Shimada Trailers
Total trailers found: 40
10 October 1975
Suspense film about a beautiful photographer who becomes involved in a murder case.
23 September 2003
The set's central 13-part production documentary hails from the miniseries' previous DVD release but remains an extensive, insightful and, most importantly, candid overview of the production from start to finish, featuring a wide array of key players, chief among them author/producer James Clavell, director Jerry London, and actors Richard Chamberlain and Yoko Shimada.
17 May 1981
In 1964 Miki came to LA with only a suitcase, hoping to become the world's best marathon runner. She meets Mike and they start running together.
18 July 1971
The Shocker Organization sends two of its Inhumanoids to destroy an atomic plant, but their plan is foiled by an invisible barrier that surrounds the complex.
31 December 1990
One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune), a young man of small and fragile stature passed by.
01 February 2011
"Yoko Shimada", who has received a worldwide reputation as an actress, is fascinated by even more intense SEX! The shocking MUTEKI debut "Second Encounter" has not been able to capture the full charm of "Yoko Shimada".
23 April 1995
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.
15 November 2001
Based on the story of Zheng Chenggong and focuses on his battle with the Dutch Empire for control of Taiwan at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia.
24 February 1995
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.
16 October 1976
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
01 October 2016
Ai Kishimoto, Yukari Miyazawa and Akane Kishimoto are sisters. The sisters live apart in Kanazawa, Toyama and Tokyo, but they gather together to attend their grandmother's funeral.
15 January 1988
A serial killing occurs at a port town brothel.
04 July 1979
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
05 May 1979
Anime film based on the novel "813" by Maurice Leblanc.
17 October 1987
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.
01 January 2011
That international actress is finally MUTEKI! ! A sensual world that is indecent and wet with the charm of the famous actor "Yoko Shimada"!
03 May 1969
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers.
30 March 1991
Suspense TV movie based on the novel by Seicho Matsumoto, starring Ikko Furuya.
01 January 2003
Deep in the isolated border between China and India lies an ancient, hidden tomb thought to contain the treasured "Pills of Eternity.
09 September 1995
The fourth 'Gotoshi' film.
17 September 2005
Shinku is a compelling drama that focuses on the strange relationship that develops between two people who find their lives irrevocably changed as a result of a horrible multiple homicide.
07 August 1976
Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.
19 October 1974
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
23 September 1972
A 1970s Toho coming-of-age film.
31 May 1975
Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows.
05 December 2009
Mizushima Shinji is staying a highlands for his health with his wife Miwako after he recieved a heart transplant.
04 March 1989
Kyoko lives with Yuji, an aspiring poet. A detective visits Kyoko's workplace and tells her that a man living in Yuji's hometown of Aomori has been murdered and that Yuji is the suspect.
07 June 1975
A film adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same title, starring Muga Takewaki and Yoko Shimada.
22 June 1974
An epic drama depicting the lineage of a military family that lived for three generations before, during, and after World War II, against the backdrop of the turbulent history of the Showa period and the magnificent nature of Hokkaido.
01 February 1969
Brothers Koji and Seitaro Hatana, belong to the "outcast" caste. Despite their personal qualities—intelligence and fairness—they encounter numerous obstacles due to their caste affiliation.
02 June 1979
From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.
08 November 1980
Englishman John Blackthorne, serving the Netherlands as navigator of the "Erasmus," is sailing a merchant fleet bound for uncharted Japan.
01 January 2000
One day, the leader of the Aoi Gang is assassinated by a mysterious hitman. Consumed by rage, his wife Ryuko resolves to carry on her late husband's will and rises to seek revenge.
23 March 2004
A luxury European tour turns deadly when two wealthy participants die under mysterious circumstances.
26 January 1991
Jubei is a Japanese merchant who learns tricks from Western merchants to get ahead in the game.
16 October 2010
An entry in a series focused on "love" and "erotica," in which six creators from multiple fields - from film and TV to direct-to-video and manga - compete.
23 November 1991
Youth movie set in Osaka about the trial and tribulations of growing up. Centered around three close friends, a bike racer, a yakuza thug and a spoiled rich boy - who meet a girl from Tokyo.
19 June 1990
Tatsuoka, a surgeon with an incurable disease. His once peaceful home was about to collapse due to the domestic violence of his eldest son Taishi.
