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 ...

The award was for her role in the FX series Shōgun. Her win mirrored Yoko Shimada’s historic achievement 44 years earlier. Shimada, who portrayed Lady Mariko in the 1980 miniseries, was the ...