Mako
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 10, 1933
- Died
- Jul 21, 2006 (aged 72)
- Place of birth
- Kobe, Japan
- Credits
- 149
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
Pearl Harbor
2001Movie
Admiral Yamamoto
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005TV
Iroh (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005Movie
Sakamoto
Seven Years in Tibet
1997Movie
Kungo Tsarong
Conan the Barbarian
1982Movie
The Wizard
Conan the Destroyer
1984Movie
Akiro 'The Wizard'
Filmography
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017Movie
Aku (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007Movie
Poe
TMNT
2007Movie
Splinter (voice)
Cages
2007Movie
Tan
The Slanted Screen
2006Movie
Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005Movie
Sakamoto
Maid in Akihabara
2005TV
Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky
2005Movie
Self/Narrator
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005TV
Iroh (voice)
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004TV
Duck Dodgers
2003TV
Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice), Happy Cat (voice)
Lost at Home
2003TV
Bulletproof Monk
2003Movie
Mr. Kojima
Cruel Game
2002Movie
Straw Hat
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002TV
The Ancient One (voice)
Monk
2002TV
Master Zi
Samurai Jack
2001TV
Aku (voice)
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
2001Movie
Self - Voice of Henry Sugimoto
Pearl Harbor
2001Movie
Admiral Yamamoto
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000Movie
Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000TV
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000Movie
The Wizard (archive footage)
The West Wing
1999TV
Dr. Yosh Takahashi
The Accomplice
1999Movie
Santos
Alegría
1999Movie
Old Momo
Martial Law
1998TV
Master Reng
The Bird People in China
1998Movie
Shen
Seven Years in Tibet
1997Movie
Kungo Tsarong
Riot
1997Movie
Mr. Lee
The Sea Wolf
1997Movie
Sworn to Justice
1996Movie
Mr. Young
7th Heaven
1996TV
Henry Muranaka
Balance of Power
1996Movie
Todo Matsumoto
JAG
1995TV
Ichiro Higashimori
Midnight Man
1995Movie
Buun Som
Crying Freeman
1995Movie
Shudo Shimazaki
Platypus Man
1995TV
Mr. Loo
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994Movie
Nakano
A Dangerous Place
1994Movie
Sensei
Red Sun Rising
1994Movie
Buntoro Iga
Diagnosis: Murder
1993TV
Lee Moy
Frasier
1993TV
Sam Tanaka
Rising Sun
1993Movie
Yoshida-san
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Dr. Henry Lee, Edward Song
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993TV
Li Sung
RoboCop 3
1993Movie
Kanemitsu
Sidekicks
1992Movie
Mr. Lee
Nightingale
1992Movie
Narrator (voice)
My Samurai
1992Movie
Strawberry Road
1991Movie
Frank Machida
The Perfect Weapon
1991Movie
Kim
Pacific Heights
1990Movie
Toshio Watanabe
Taking Care of Business
1990Movie
Mr. Sakamoto
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990Movie
Sgt. Moritaki
Fatal Mission
1990Movie
Trang
Murder in Paradise
1990Movie
Capt. Kilalo
An Unremarkable Life
1989Movie
Max Chin
The Paradise Club
1989TV
Mr. Yamamoto
Paradise
1988TV
Kao
The Wash
1988Movie
Nobu Matsumoto
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988Movie
Jimmy
Silent Assassins
1988Movie
Oyama
Supercarrier
1988TV
Tour of Duty
1987TV
Tran
Armed Response
1986Movie
Akira Tanaka
P.O.W. The Escape
1986Movie
Capt. Vinh
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986Movie
The Manchu
Lovejoy
1986TV
Toshiro Tanaka
Spenser: For Hire
1985TV
The Equalizer
1985TV
Jimmy Thanarat
Hawaiian Heat
1984Movie
Maj. Taro Oshira
Hawaiian Heat
1984TV
Maj. Taro Oshira
Conan the Destroyer
1984Movie
Akiro 'The Wizard'
Girls of the White Orchid
1983Movie
Mori
Testament
1983Movie
Mike
The Last Ninja
1983Movie
Aitaro Sakura
The Nightingale
1983Movie
Gardener / Minister
The A-Team
1983TV
Pastry Chef
Voyagers!
1982TV
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982TV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982TV
Gardener / Minister
Conan the Barbarian
1982Movie
The Wizard
American Playhouse
1982TV
Mike, Nobu Matsumoto
An Eye for an Eye
1981Movie
James Chan
Under the Rainbow
1981Movie
Nakomuri
The Bushido Blade
1981Movie
Enjiro
The Greatest American Hero
1981TV
Master of Flowers
Flamingo Road
1981TV
Magnum, P.I.
1980TV
Tozan
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980Movie
Oda
The Big Brawl
1980Movie
Herbert
When Hell Was in Session
1979Movie
Maj. Bai
A Man Called Sloane
1979TV
Tanaka
The Facts of Life
1979TV
Mr. Wakamatsu
Supertrain
1979TV
Kirby Yamashida
The Incredible Hulk
1977TV
Li Sung
Visions
1976TV
Quincy, M.E.
1976TV
Mr. Yamaguchi, John Moroshima
Mr. T and Tina
1976TV
Pacific Overtures
1976Movie
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Anatomy of a Song
1976Movie
Farewell to Manzanar
1976Movie
Fukimoto
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976Movie
Narrator
The Killer Elite
1975Movie
Yuen Chung
Wonder Woman
1975TV
Mr. Brown
Prisoners
1975Movie
Sgt. Nguyen
Karate Sensei
1975Movie
Narrator
Khan!
1975TV
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974Movie
Tao Gan
The Island at the Top of the World
1974Movie
Oomiak
The Green Hornet
1974Movie
Low Sing
Yokahama Mama
1972Movie
Rooster (voice)
Kung Fu
1972TV
Wong Ti Lu
M*A*S*H
1972TV
Major Choi
The Streets of San Francisco
1972Movie
Kenji
Anna and the King
1972TV
Sanum
If Tomorrow Comes
1971Movie
Tadashi
Silence
1971Movie
Kichijiro
Columbo
1971TV
Kanji Ousu
Fools
1970Movie
Psychiatrist
The Hawaiians
1970Movie
Mun Ki
The Challenge
1970Movie
Yuro
Love, American Style
1969TV
Jack
Room 222
1969TV
The Great Bank Robbery
1969Movie
Secret Agent Fong
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Kazuo Tahashi
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968Movie
Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
Mannix
1967TV
Tami Okada
Ironside
1967TV
Phil Tsang
The Sand Pebbles
1966Movie
Po-han
The Time Tunnel
1966TV
Lt. Nakamura
The Green Hornet
1966TV
Low Sing
The Ugly Dachshund
1966Movie
Kenji
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Yoshimura, Angry Youth (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
1965TV
Kato
Gidget
1965TV
The Big Valley
1965TV
Wong Lo
F Troop
1965TV
Samurai Warrior
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965Movie
Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Burke's Law
1963TV
Happy Tuava, Pete
Arrest and Trial
1963TV
Kyoto
McHale's Navy
1962TV
Lt. Sakawa
The Gallant Men
1962TV
Ensign O'Toole
1962TV
Yamada, Jr.
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962TV
Akai Takahashi
Never So Few
1959Movie
Soldier in Hospital
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Ito Nakayama
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Nominee / Performer
Black Sash
TV
Master Li