Shimada did not speak any English at all, and learned her entire role in English phonetically for the recording.In 2013, she played the role of Catherine in the British musical Tomorrow Morning at Theatre Creation, Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo - the Japanese premiere of the award-winning internationally acclaimed show by Laurence Mark Wythe.
Her performance was watched by British Queen Elizabeth II.She is an adherent and a member of the fine arts department of Soka Gakkai, became in 1974.