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