Mako
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 10 December 1933 · Kobe, Japan
- Died
- 21 July 2006
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
Acting 82
- 2017Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie as Aku (voice)
- 2007Rise: Blood Hunter as Poe
- 2007TMNT as Splinter (voice)
- 2007Cages as Tan
- 2006The Slanted Screen as Himself
- 2005Memoirs of a Geisha as Sakamoto
- 2005Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky as Self/Narrator
- 2005Avatar: The Last Airbender as Iroh
- 2003Bulletproof Monk as Mr. Kojima
- 2002Cruel Game as Straw Hat
- 2001Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto as Self - Voice of Henry Sugimoto
- 2001Pearl Harbor as Admiral Yamamoto
- 2000Rugrats in Paris: The Movie as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
- 2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' as The Wizard (archive footage)
- 1999The Accomplice as Santos
- 1999Alegría as Old Momo
- 1998The Bird People in China as Shen
- 1997Seven Years in Tibet as Kungo Tsarong
- 1997Riot as Mr. Lee
- 1997The Sea Wolf
- 1996Sworn to Justice as Mr. Young
- 1996Balance of Power as Todo Matsumoto
- 1995Midnight Man as Buun Som
- 1995Crying Freeman as Shudo Shimazaki
- 1994Highlander III: The Sorcerer as Nakano
- 1994A Dangerous Place as Sensei
- 1994Red Sun Rising as Buntoro Iga
- 1993Rising Sun as Yoshida-san
- 1993RoboCop 3 as Kanemitsu
- 1992Sidekicks as Mr. Lee
- 1992Nightingale as Narrator (voice)
- 1992My Samurai
- 1991Strawberry Road as Frank Machida
- 1991The Perfect Weapon as Kim
- 1990Pacific Heights as Toshio Watanabe
- 1990Taking Care of Business as Mr. Sakamoto
- 1990Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes as Sgt. Moritaki
- 1990Fatal Mission as Trang
- 1990Murder in Paradise as Capt. Kilalo
- 1989An Unremarkable Life as Max Chin
- 1988The Wash as Nobu Matsumoto
- 1988Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Jimmy
- 1988Silent Assassins as Oyama
- 1986Armed Response as Akira Tanaka
- 1986P.O.W. The Escape as Capt. Vinh
- 1986Kung Fu: The Movie as The Manchu
- 1984Hawaiian Heat as Maj. Taro Oshira
- 1984Conan the Destroyer as Akiro 'The Wizard'
- 1983Girls of the White Orchid as Mori
- 1983Testament as Mike
- 1983The Last Ninja as Aitaro Sakura
- 1983The Nightingale as Gardener / Minister
- 1982Conan the Barbarian as The Wizard
- 1981An Eye for an Eye as James Chan
- 1981Under the Rainbow as Nakomuri
- 1981The Bushido Blade as Enjiro
- 1980Hito Hata: Raise the Banner as Oda
- 1980The Big Brawl as Herbert
- 1979When Hell Was in Session as Maj. Bai
- 1976Pacific Overtures as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
- 1976Anatomy of a Song
- 1976Farewell to Manzanar as Fukimoto
- 1976Wataridori: Birds of Passage as Narrator
- 1975The Killer Elite as Yuen Chung
- 1975Prisoners as Sgt. Nguyen
- 1975Karate Sensei as Narrator
- 1974Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders as Tao Gan
- 1974The Island at the Top of the World as Oomiak
- 1974The Green Hornet as Low Sing
- 1972Yokahama Mama as Rooster (voice)
- 1972The Streets of San Francisco as Kenji
- 1971If Tomorrow Comes as Tadashi
- 1971Silence as Kichijiro
- 1970Fools as Psychiatrist
- 1970The Hawaiians as Mun Ki
- 1970The Challenge as Yuro
- 1969The Great Bank Robbery as Secret Agent Fong
- 1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
- 1966The Sand Pebbles as Po-han
- 1966The Ugly Dachshund as Kenji
- 1965McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
- 1959Never So Few as Soldier in Hospital
crew 1
- 2007TMNT · in memory of
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- 1971Silence · production design