The death of actress Yoko Shimada in July last year stunned the nation but not necessarily because she was such a big name. Shimada was basking in glory in 1981 when she became the first Asian to ...

But more than 40 years ago, the late Yoko Shimada won the very same category for the same role in the 1980 iteration of “Shogun.” Both series were based on the 1975 James Clavell novel of the ...

The late Yoko Shimada became the first Asian actress to win a Golden Globe in 1981 when she took home a trophy for best actress in a television drama award for her portrayal of Lady Mariko ...

She joined fellow Japanese actress Yôko Shimada who won the Golden Globe in the same category in 1981 for playing the same role in NBC’s miniseries adaptation of James Clavell’s novel.

She's made me grow as a human being.” If Sawai wins tonight in the Best Actress category, she would be following in the footsteps of Yoko Shimada, who also won a Golden Globe for her portrayal ...

The late Yoko Shimada became the first Asian actress to win a Golden Globe in 1981 when she took home a trophy for best actress in a television drama award for her portrayal of Lady Mariko, a ...