Tag: Shogun
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Shimada Yoko, Golden Globe-Winning Japanese Actor in ‘Shogun,’ Dies at 69
Shimada Yoko, the Japanese actor who earned a Golden Globe for her role as Mariko in 1980s miniseries ‘Shogun,’ has died, age 69.Japanese media reported that she died of multiple organ failure due to colorectal cancer, in a Tokyo hospital on Monday.Born in 1953 in Kumamoto, a city on the southern island of Kyushu, Shimada…
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‘Shogun’ Limited Series Cast Adds Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis
The FX limited series based on James Clavell’s Shogun has added Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis to its cast. Sanada just appeared in both Mortal Kombat and Army of the Dead, while Jarvis’s credits include Annihilation and Calm With Horses. The story is “set in feudal Japan and charts the collision of two ambitious men…