Mako
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Mako was born in Kobe, Japan, the son of noted children's book author and illustrator Taro Yashima. His parents moved to the United States when he was a small child. He joined them there after World War II, in 1949, joining the military in the 1950s. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1956. When Mako first joined his parents in the USA, he studied architecture. During his military service, he discovered his theatrical talent, and trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Mako was married to actress Shizuko Hoshi with whom he had two daughters (both are actresses) and three grandchildren.
Known for
Credits
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Admiral Yamamoto
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
as The Wizard
TMNT (2007)
as Splinter (voice)
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
as Sakamoto
RoboCop 3 (1993)
as Kanemitsu
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
as Kungo Tsarong
Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
as Nakano
Rising Sun (1993)
as Yoshida-san
Crying Freeman (1995)
as Shudo Shimazaki
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
as Mr. Kojima
Taking Care of Business (1990)
as Mr. Sakamoto
Pacific Heights (1990)
as Toshio Watanabe
The Big Brawl (1980)
as Herbert
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
as Jimmy
Sidekicks (1992)
as Mr. Lee
The Killer Elite (1975)
as Yuen Chung
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
as Po-han
Testament (1983)
as Mike
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
as Kenji
The Bushido Blade (1981)
as Enjiro
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
as Kim
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
as Poe
Red Sun Rising (1994)
as Buntoro Iga
Never So Few (1959)
as Soldier in Hospital
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
as Oomiak
P.O.W. The Escape (1986)
as Capt. Vinh
An Eye for an Eye (1981)
as James Chan
The Green Hornet (1974)
as Low Sing
Alegría (1999)
as Old Momo
A Dangerous Place (1994)
as Sensei
The Hawaiians (1970)
as Mun Ki
Pacific Overtures (1976)
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
as Mori
Armed Response (1986)
as Akira Tanaka
Silent Assassins (1988)
as Oyama
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
as Secret Agent Fong
Silence (1971)
as Kichijiro
The Bird People in China (1998)
as Shen
Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
as The Manchu
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000)
as The Wizard (archive footage)
Sworn to Justice (1996)
as Mr. Young
Under the Rainbow (1981)
as Nakomuri
The Challenge (1970)
as Yuro
Riot (1997)
as Mr. Lee
The Slanted Screen (2006)
as Himself
The Last Ninja (1983)
as Aitaro Sakura
Yokahama Mama (1972)
as Rooster (voice)
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
as Maj. Bai
Murder in Paradise (1990)
as Capt. Kilalo
Fatal Mission (1990)
as Trang
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974)
as Tao Gan
The Nightingale (1983)
as Gardener / Minister
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie (2017)
as Aku (voice)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965)
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Midnight Man (1995)
as Buun Som
Farewell to Manzanar (1976)
as Fukimoto
If Tomorrow Comes (1971)
as Tadashi
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
as Sgt. Moritaki
My Samurai (1992)
Actor
The Wash (1988)
as Nobu Matsumoto
The Sea Wolf (1997)
Actor
Hawaiian Heat (1984)
as Maj. Taro Oshira
Cruel Game (2002)
as Straw Hat
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner (1980)
as Oda
Fools (1970)
as Psychiatrist
Balance of Power (1996)
as Todo Matsumoto
Strawberry Road (1991)
as Frank Machida
An Unremarkable Life (1989)
as Max Chin
The Accomplice (1999)
as Santos
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
as Kenji
Prisoners (1975)
as Sgt. Nguyen
Anatomy of a Song (1976)
Actor
Wataridori: Birds of Passage (1976)
as Narrator
Karate Sensei (1975)
as Narrator
Cages (2007)
as Tan
Nightingale (1992)
as Narrator (voice)