Shogun Actress Turns to Porn

[Mulboyne]

I don't know if FGs in Japan still watch the 1980 TV mini-series "Shogun" but, for a certain vintage among us, it was formative viewing. Yoko Shimada played "Mariko" which earned her an international cachet at a time when few Japanese actors were known outside Japan.

I can't say I've followed her career but I was surprised to read this story on the Cyzo site. It says she has acute money problems and will soon make her adult video debut at the age of 57.

Some time ago, she had an affair with rock star Yuya Uchida who was married to Kiki Kirin (photos of Uchida & Kirin on FG here). The article says that Shimada supported Uchida financially for some time which later contributed to her straitened circumstances. Other factors appear to have pushed her in to debt and she has taken a few less salubrious jobs to get by. Cyzo mentions a "hair nude" photo collection and a stint as a Ginza hostess club mamasan. She has also appeared topless from time to time and you can see her baring, all in front of a gaijin, in stills from the film "Crying Freeman" here (NSFW).

Cyzo reckons she's been offered a guaranteed 30 million yen for her AV debut but reports the move as a desperate last throw of the dice for an actress who formerly had considerable status in the world of show business.

[Coligny]

Cyzo reckons she's been offered a guaranteed 30 million yen for her AV debut but reports the move as a desperate last throw of the dice for an actress who formerly had considerable status in the world of show business.

It's difficult for me to politely express how fed up I am with these reactionary views toward pornography...

[Mulboyne]

...Some time ago, she had an affair with rock star Yuya Uchida who was married to Kiki Kirin (photos of Uchida & Kirin on FG here). The article says that Shimada supported Uchida financially for some time which later contributed to her straitened circumstances...

71 year old Uchida has just been arrested on suspicion of threatening a 50 year old woman he was seeing. Helpfully for the investigation, he did so by letter so police now have the evidence in hand.

Source.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

I love Yuya Uchida...and if I was married to Kirin Kiki, I'd be having affairs left-right and center, too.

[Mulboyne]

I love Yuya Uchida...and if I was married to Kirin Kiki, I'd be having affairs left-right and center, too.

They had some fun together once.

[Samurai_Jerk]

They had some fun together once.

Ewww. What's wrong with her feet?

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

They had some fun together once

Somehow, I get the feeling once may be the operative word in their case. Even I had fun with ex-No. 3 once....
...actually, they seem like a pretty together couple from what I know about them. Nonetheless, I'd still prefer to bonk Yoko Shimada.

[Coligny]

Somehow, I get the feeling once may be the operative word in their case. Even I had fun with ex-No. 3 once....
...actually, they seem like a pretty together couple from what I know about them. Nonetheless, I'd still prefer to bonk Yoko Shimada.

Put her hand in a warm water buckit while she wuz sleeping ?

Yeah... my favorit trick too...

[Jack]

I don't know if FGs in Japan still watch the 1980 TV mini-series "Shogun" but, for a certain vintage among us, it was formative viewing. Yoko Shimada played "Mariko" which earned her an international cachet at a time when few Japanese actors were known outside Japan.

I can't say I've followed her career but I was surprised to read this story on the Cyzo site. It says she has acute money problems and will soon make her adult video debut at the age of 57.

Some time ago, she had an affair with rock star Yuya Uchida who was married to Kiki Kirin (photos of Uchida & Kirin on FG here). The article says that Shimada supported Uchida financially for some time which later contributed to her straitened circumstances. Other factors appear to have pushed her in to debt and she has taken a few less salubrious jobs to get by. Cyzo mentions a "hair nude" photo collection and a stint as a Ginza hostess club mamasan. She has also appeared topless from time to time and you can see her baring, all in front of a gaijin, in stills from the film "Crying Freeman" here (NSFW).

Cyzo reckons she's been offered a guaranteed 30 million yen for her AV debut but reports the move as a desperate last throw of the dice for an actress who formerly had considerable status in the world of show business.

She was nude in Shogun as well.

[Mulboyne]

I love Yuya Uchida...and if I was married to Kirin Kiki, I'd be having affairs left-right and center, too.

Uchida is a real catch for the ladies these days:

[tidbits]

You must spread some reputation around before giving it to Mulboyne again

I think I can understand why he needed to threatens his ex ..

[Mulboyne]

[Iraira]

[Mulboyne]

I was looking at Yuya Uchida again after the death of Joe Yamanaka. Flower Travellin' Band was put together by Uchida and he found Yamanaka. I just found this video he made for his 1991 challenge for the Governorship of Tokyo. It's actually mostly in English:

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