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