Fan Casting Yoko Shimada as Taka, wife of a samurai slain by Nathan Algren, sister of Lord Katsumoto in The Last Samurai (1983)

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Yoko Shimada

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 J...

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Taka, wife of a samurai slain by Nathan Algren, sister of Lord Katsumoto in The Last Samurai (1983)

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Yoko Shimada

Taka, wife of a samurai slain by Nathan Algren, sister of Lord Katsumoto

The Last Samurai (1983)

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The Last Samurai (1983)

What if The Last Samurai was released in 1980s

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Captain Nathan Algren is hired to train the Japanese army to fight a Samurai rebellion. He, however, ends up embracing the same Samurai culture which he was assigned to destroy.

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Yoko Shimada is known for her roles in The Hunted and Crying Freeman. She has been suggested by fans for 10 roles on myCast, including Yukio in 80's Wolverine Movie Trilogy. Similar actors include Yoko Shimomura, John Rhys-Davies, and Joan Chen. Yoko Shimada was suggested to play Taka, wife of a samurai slain by Nathan Algren, sister of Lord Katsumoto in The Last Samurai (1983) by ange1e4e5. The Last Samurai (1983) has 17 roles, including Captain Nathan Algren, Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu, and Director.