Mako
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.
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- Born:
- Dec 10, 1933 In Kobe, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 106
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Lloyd Bridges Show 1962-09-11
- Latest Project:
- Movie Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie 2017-10-16
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | Young Natsu (voice) | 2017-05-06 |
| Movie | Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie | Aku | 2017-10-16 |
| Movie | Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- | Maya | 2015-10-03 |
| Movie | TMNT | Splinter (voice) | 2007-03-23 |
| Movie | Rise: Blood Hunter | Poe | 2007-04-28 |
| Movie | The Slanted Screen | Himself | 2006-01-03 |
| Movie | Maid In Akihabara | Shinohara Saki | 2005-12-01 |
| Movie | Memoirs of a Geisha | Sakamoto | 2005-12-06 |
| Series | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Unknown | 2004-09-18 |
| Series | Duck Dodgers | Unknown | 2003-08-23 |
| Movie | Bulletproof Monk | Mr. Kojima | 2003-03-28 |
| Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
| Movie | Cruel Game | Straw Hat | 2002-11-27 |
| Series | Samurai Jack | Aku | 2001-08-10 |
| Movie | Pearl Harbor | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto | 2001-05-21 |
| Movie | Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | The Wizard (archive footage) | 2000-05-30 |
| Movie | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Mr. Yamaguchi (voice) | 2000-11-17 |
| Series | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Unknown | 2000-06-18 |
| Movie | Alegría: An Enchanting Fable | Old Momo | 1999-01-10 |
| Movie | The Bird People in China | Shen | 1998-06-10 |
| Movie | The Sea Wolf | 1997-01-01 | |
| Movie | Riot | Mr. Lee | 1997-04-27 |
| Movie | Seven Years in Tibet | Kungo Tsarong | 1997-09-12 |
| Series | Dexter's Laboratory | 1996-04-28 | |
| Movie | Balance of Power | Todo Matsumoto | 1996-06-25 |
| Movie | Sworn to Justice | Mr. Young | 1996-10-01 |
| Movie | Crying Freeman | Shido Shimazaki | 1995-04-23 |
| Series | Platypus Man | Unknown | 1995-01-23 |
| Movie | Midnight Man | Buun Som | 1995-05-09 |
| Series | JAG | Unknown | 1995-09-23 |
| Movie | Red Sun Rising | Buntoro Iga | 1994-09-01 |
| Movie | A Dangerous Place | Sensei | 1994-11-14 |
| Movie | Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Nakano | 1994-11-29 |
| Movie | RoboCop 3 | Kanemitsu | 1993-01-21 |
| Series | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown | 1993-04-21 |
| Movie | (Nama) Tôchô Ripôto: Chiwa | 1993-03-05 | |
| Movie | Rising Sun | Yoshida-san | 1993-07-30 |
| Series | Frasier | Sam Tanaka | 1993-09-16 |
| Series | Diagnosis: Murder | Unknown | 1993-10-29 |
| Movie | My Samurai | 1992-01-01 | |
| Movie | Sidekicks | Mr. Lee | 1992-12-17 |
| Movie | The Perfect Weapon | Kim | 1991-03-15 |
| Movie | Murder in Paradise | Capt. Kilalo | 1990-01-19 |
| Movie | Fatal Mission | Trang | 1990-07-25 |
| Movie | Pacific Heights | Toshio Watanabe | 1990-09-28 |
| Movie | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Sgt. Moritaki | 1990-08-06 |
| Movie | Taking Care of Business | Mr. Sakamoto | 1990-08-16 |
| Movie | An Unremarkable Life | Max Chin | 1989-10-12 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Jimmy | 1988-08-12 |
| Series | Supercarrier | Unknown | 1988-03-06 |
| Movie | The Wash | Nobu Matsumoto | 1988-08-17 |
| Series | Paradise | Unknown | 1988-10-27 |
| Series | Tour of Duty | Unknown | 1987-09-24 |
| Movie | Kung Fu: The Movie | The Manchu | 1986-02-01 |
| Series | Lovejoy | Unknown | 1986-01-10 |
| Movie | P.O.W. The Escape | Capt. Vinh | 1986-04-01 |
| Movie | Armed Response | Akira Tanaka | 1986-10-01 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | Conan the Destroyer | Akiro 'The Wizard' | 1984-06-29 |
| Series | Hawaiian Heat | 1984-09-14 | |
| Movie | Hawaiian Heat | Maj. Taro Oshira | 1984-09-14 |
| Series | The A-Team | Pastry Chef | 1983-01-23 |
| Movie | The Nightingale | Gardener / Minister | 1983-05-10 |
| Movie | Testament | Mike | 1983-11-04 |
| Movie | The Last Ninja | Aitaro Sakura | 1983-07-07 |
| Movie | Girls of the White Orchid | Mori | 1983-11-28 |
| Movie | Conan the Barbarian | The Wizard / Narrator | 1982-04-02 |
| Series | Voyagers! | Unknown | 1982-10-03 |
| Series | Flamingo Road | Unknown | 1981-01-06 |
| Movie | The Bushido Blade | Enjiro | 1981-06-19 |
| Movie | An Eye for an Eye | James Chan | 1981-08-14 |
| Movie | Under the Rainbow | Nakomuri | 1981-07-31 |
| Movie | The Big Brawl | Herbert | 1980-08-18 |
| Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
| Movie | When Hell Was in Session | Maj. Bai | 1979-10-08 |
| Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
| Movie | Farewell to Manzanar | Fukimoto | 1976-03-11 |
| Movie | Pacific Overtures | Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble | 1976-09-06 |
| Movie | The Killer Elite | Yuen Chung | 1975-12-19 |
| Series | Khan! | Unknown | 1975-02-07 |
| Movie | Prisoners | Sgt. Nguyen | 1975-07-01 |
| Series | Wonder Woman | Unknown | 1975-11-07 |
| Movie | The Island at the Top of the World | Oomiak | 1974-12-16 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet | Low Sing | 1974-03-21 |
| Movie | Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders | Tao Gan | 1974-12-29 |
| Series | Kung Fu | Unknown | 1972-10-14 |
| Movie | Yokahama Mama | Rooster (voice) | 1972-12-24 |
| Series | Columbo | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | If Tomorrow Comes | Tadashi | 1971-12-07 |
| Movie | Silence | Kichijiro | 1971-11-13 |
| Movie | The Challenge | Yuro | 1970-02-10 |
| Movie | Fools | Psychiatrist | 1970-12-23 |
| Movie | The Hawaiians | Mun Ki | 1970-06-17 |
| Movie | The Great Bank Robbery | Secret Agent Fong | 1969-06-24 |
| Movie | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell | Calvin Coolidge Ishimura | 1968-05-08 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Movie | The Ugly Dachshund | Kenji | 1966-02-16 |
| Movie | The Sand Pebbles | Po-han | 1966-12-20 |
| Series | F Troop | Unknown | 1965-09-14 |
| Series | The Big Valley | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
| Series | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Unknown | 1962-09-11 |