
Yoko Shimada
Oyuncu · 1953 – 2022 · Kumamoto, Japan
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.
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Film6.4AksiyonSuçAilesi çocukken mafya tarafından öldürülmüş olan Emu O'Hara, çok güzel bir kadın ressamdır. Geçmişin hayaletleri, bu içine kapanık kadının peşini bir türlü bırakmamaktadır. Bir gün resim yaparken Yakuza üyesi oldukları anlaşılan üç adamın yakışıklı ve rüya gibi dövüşen bir katil tarafından öldürülmesine şahit olur.Gözgöze geldiği Emu ile anında aralarında bir elektrik oluşan usta katil, esrarengiz bir uzakdoğu suç örgütü için çalışan Yo'dur. Eşsiz bir suikastçi olan Yo'nun hayatı, kurbanları için gözyaşı dökerek, melankoli içerisinde geçmektedir. Şimdi de işlediği suça şahit olan Emu'yu öldürmesi gerektiğini biliyordur. Oysa bu o kadar kolay olmayacaktır...
Film5.7AksiyonDramTokyo gezisinde bir iş adamı, bir Ninja tarikatı lideri tarafından gerçekleştirilen bir suikasta tanık olduğu zaman, bir suçlu Ninja kültü ve bir Samurai arasındaki yüzyıllarca süren çatışmaların ortasında sona eriyor.
Film7.4SuçGizemTwo detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
Film5.0GizemA serial killing occurs at a port town brothel.
Film4.5MaceraTarihEnglishman John Blackthorne, serving the Netherlands as navigator of the "Erasmus," is sailing a merchant fleet bound for uncharted Japan. In Asian waters, the fleet is caught in a violent storm and capsizes. This is a compilation of footage from the miniseries, intended for international theatrical release.
Shogun
1980 · 2 votes
Film7.0KorkuGizemWhen 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.
Film4.0DramKomediNakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows. Viewers who are especially fans of Nakadai will appreciate how the actor comically rants about here. His home life is almost disastrous, with a ditzy (but attractive) wife, three young children, a loud school nearby that’s controlled by a corrupt businessman he loathes, and frequent visits from layabout friends. And the grey-furred, green-eyed cat!
Film8.0SuçGerilimElite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
Film8.5AksiyonKomediMomojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.
Film9.0DramIn 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. But for Mike it isn't just a game. The movie is based on her own story.
Film3.8AksiyonGerilimDeep in the isolated border between China and India lies an ancient, hidden tomb thought to contain the treasured "Pills of Eternity." In this action-packed adventure film, reminiscent of Tomb Raider, archaeologist Ivy (Yoko Shimada) gathers together a team to trek to the border in search of the mysterious objects. Before she can claim the prize, however, she'll have to face down the Wild Wolves, who have nefarious intentions.
Film8.0SuçDramWhile imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t really gangsters before their prison time, just ruffians. Prison, however, introduces them to plenty of gangland characters and three years later, they’re out of prison and enmeshed in the yakuza world.
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Film5.8AksiyonMaceraThe 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. Because of this, they abduct a top soccer player and convert him into Tokageron, a lizard Inhumanoid capable of kicking a 5 kg bomb to destroy the plant's barrier. Kamen Rider must once again combat the Shocker and prevent them from destroying the atomic plant.
FilmAnimeMaceraAnime film based on the novel "813" by Maurice Leblanc.
Film5.7DramFrom 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.
Film10.0RomantikThat international actress is finally MUTEKI! ! A sensual world that is indecent and wet with the charm of the famous actor "Yoko Shimada"! It is a must-see for the intense SEX scene that disturbs the instinct! !
Film5.5Shinku 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. The first person traumatized is the lone survivor of the terrible family bloodbath, a girl who grows up to be a pretty college student. The second person affected by this heinous crime is the daughter of the murderer, a young girl who ends up becoming a tattooed bartender. A full decade after the crime, the killer is finally going to be executed, and the surviving member of the massacre decides to reach out and befriend the murderer's daughter. A tentative, odd sort of friendship blossoms between these two people, both of whom seem to have little in common personally, and every reason in the world for not wanting to meet. Yet they do, but not without reservations. And really, is this friendship quite what it seems? Or is it all part of some twisted plan for vengeance?
FilmTV MovieOne 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. He wore a nice sword and played the flute.
Film7.5DramBrothers 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. Together with other "outcasts," the brothers take up the fight for their human rights.
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Dizi7.6Aksiyon ve MaceraDramAn English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
Shōgun
1980 · 248 votes
DiziDramLuzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon.