Mako

Person

Mako

Born 10 December 1933 Died 21 July 2006, aged 72 Kobe, Japan TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
24age in their first credit on record (1958)
59years on screen and counting
7credits in 1993, their busiest year
150dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie poster Age: 83

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

2017
as Aku (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter poster Age: 73

Rise: Blood Hunter

2007
as Poe
TMNT poster Age: 73

TMNT

2007
as Splinter (voice)
Cages poster Age: 73

Cages

2007
as Tan
Memoirs of a Geisha poster Age: 71

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005
as Sakamoto
Bulletproof Monk poster Age: 69

Bulletproof Monk

2003
as Mr. Kojima
Cruel Game poster Age: 68

Cruel Game

2002
as Straw Hat
Pearl Harbor poster Age: 67

Pearl Harbor

2001
as Admiral Yamamoto
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie poster Age: 66

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

2000
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' poster Age: 66

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000
as The Wizard (archive footage)
The Accomplice poster Age: 65

The Accomplice

1999
as Santos
Alegría poster Age: 65

Alegría

1999
as Old Momo
The Bird People in China poster Age: 64

The Bird People in China

1998
as Shen
Seven Years in Tibet poster Age: 63

Seven Years in Tibet

1997
as Kungo Tsarong
Riot poster Age: 63

Riot

1997
as Mr. Lee
The Sea Wolf poster Age: 63

The Sea Wolf

1997
Sworn to Justice poster Age: 62

Sworn to Justice

1996
as Mr. Young
Balance of Power poster Age: 62

Balance of Power

1996
as Todo Matsumoto
Midnight Man poster Age: 61

Midnight Man

1995
as Buun Som
Crying Freeman poster Age: 61

Crying Freeman

1995
as Shudo Shimazaki
Highlander III: The Sorcerer poster Age: 60

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

1994
as Nakano
A Dangerous Place poster Age: 60

A Dangerous Place

1994
as Sensei
Red Sun Rising poster Age: 60

Red Sun Rising

1994
as Buntoro Iga
Rising Sun poster Age: 59

Rising Sun

1993
as Yoshida-san
RoboCop 3 poster Age: 59

RoboCop 3

1993
as Kanemitsu
Sidekicks poster Age: 59

Sidekicks

1992
as Mr. Lee
Nightingale poster Age: 58

Nightingale

1992
as Narrator (voice)
My Samurai poster Age: 58

My Samurai

1992
Strawberry Road poster Age: 57

Strawberry Road

1991
as Frank Machida
The Perfect Weapon poster Age: 57

The Perfect Weapon

1991
as Kim
Pacific Heights poster Age: 56

Pacific Heights

1990
as Toshio Watanabe
Taking Care of Business poster Age: 56

Taking Care of Business

1990
as Mr. Sakamoto
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes poster Age: 56

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990
as Sgt. Moritaki
Fatal Mission poster Age: 56

Fatal Mission

1990
as Trang
Murder in Paradise poster Age: 56

Murder in Paradise

1990
as Capt. Kilalo
An Unremarkable Life poster Age: 55

An Unremarkable Life

1989
as Max Chin
The Wash poster Age: 54

The Wash

1988
as Nobu Matsumoto
Tucker: The Man and His Dream poster Age: 54

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988
as Jimmy
Silent Assassins poster Age: 54

Silent Assassins

1988
as Oyama
Armed Response poster Age: 52

Armed Response

1986
as Akira Tanaka
P.O.W. The Escape poster Age: 52

P.O.W. The Escape

1986
as Capt. Vinh
Kung Fu: The Movie poster Age: 52

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986
as The Manchu
Hawaiian Heat poster Age: 50

Hawaiian Heat

1984
as Maj. Taro Oshira
Conan the Destroyer poster Age: 50

Conan the Destroyer

1984
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
Girls of the White Orchid poster Age: 49

Girls of the White Orchid

1983
as Mori
Testament poster Age: 49

Testament

1983
as Mike
The Last Ninja poster Age: 49

The Last Ninja

1983
as Aitaro Sakura
The Nightingale poster Age: 49

The Nightingale

1983
as Gardener / Minister
Conan the Barbarian poster Age: 48

Conan the Barbarian

1982
as The Wizard / Narrator
An Eye for an Eye poster Age: 47

An Eye for an Eye

1981
as James Chan
Under the Rainbow poster Age: 47

Under the Rainbow

1981
as Nakomuri
The Bushido Blade poster Age: 47

The Bushido Blade

1981
as Enjiro
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner poster Age: 46

Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

1980
as Oda
The Big Brawl poster Age: 46

The Big Brawl

1980
as Herbert
When Hell Was in Session poster Age: 45

When Hell Was in Session

1979
as Maj. Bai
Pacific Overtures poster Age: 42

Pacific Overtures

1976
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Anatomy of a Song poster Age: 42

Anatomy of a Song

1976
Farewell to Manzanar poster Age: 42

Farewell to Manzanar

1976
as Fukimoto
The Killer Elite poster Age: 42

The Killer Elite

1975
as Yuen Chung
Prisoners poster Age: 41

Prisoners

1975
as Sgt. Nguyen
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders poster Age: 41

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders

1974
as Tao Gan
The Island at the Top of the World poster Age: 41

The Island at the Top of the World

1974
as Oomiak
The Green Hornet poster Age: 40

The Green Hornet

1974
as Low Sing
Yokahama Mama poster Age: 39

Yokahama Mama

1972
as Rooster (voice)
If Tomorrow Comes poster Age: 37

If Tomorrow Comes

1971
as Tadashi
Silence poster Age: 37

Silence

1971
as Kichijiro
Fools poster Age: 37

Fools

1970
as Psychiatrist
The Hawaiians poster Age: 36

The Hawaiians

1970
as Mun Ki
The Challenge poster Age: 36

The Challenge

1970
as Yuro
The Great Bank Robbery poster Age: 35

The Great Bank Robbery

1969
as Secret Agent Fong
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell poster Age: 34

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

1968
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
The Sand Pebbles poster Age: 33

The Sand Pebbles

1966
as Po-han
The Ugly Dachshund poster Age: 32

The Ugly Dachshund

1966
as Kenji
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force poster Age: 31

McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force

1965
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Never So Few poster Age: 25

Never So Few

1959
as Soldier in Hospital
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 71

Maid in Akihabara

2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender poster Age: 71

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005
as Iroh (voice)
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! poster Age: 70

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

2004
Duck Dodgers poster Age: 69

Duck Dodgers

2003
as Happy Cat (voice)
Duck Dodgers poster Age: 69

Duck Dodgers

2003
as Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)
No poster
Age: 69

Lost at Home

2003
Black Sash poster Age: 69

Black Sash

2003
as Master Li
What's New, Scooby-Doo? poster Age: 68

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002
as The Ancient One (voice)
Monk poster Age: 68

Monk

2002
as Master Zi
Samurai Jack poster Age: 67

Samurai Jack

2001
as Aku (voice)
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne poster Age: 66

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

2000
The West Wing poster Age: 65

The West Wing

1999
as Dr. Yosh Takahashi
Martial Law poster Age: 64

Martial Law

1998
as Master Reng
7th Heaven poster Age: 62

7th Heaven

1996
as Henry Muranaka
JAG poster Age: 61

JAG

1995
as Ichiro Higashimori
Platypus Man poster Age: 61

Platypus Man

1995
as Mr. Loo
Diagnosis: Murder poster Age: 59

Diagnosis: Murder

1993
as Lee Moy
Frasier poster Age: 59

Frasier

1993
as Sam Tanaka
Walker, Texas Ranger poster Age: 59

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993
as Dr. Henry Lee
Walker, Texas Ranger poster Age: 59

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993
as Edward Song
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues poster Age: 59

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993
as Li Sung
The Paradise Club poster Age: 55

The Paradise Club

1989
as Mr. Yamamoto
Paradise poster Age: 54

Paradise

1988
as Kao
Supercarrier poster Age: 54

Supercarrier

1988
Tour of Duty poster Age: 53

Tour of Duty

1987
as Tran
Lovejoy poster Age: 52

Lovejoy

1986
as Toshiro Tanaka
Spenser: For Hire poster Age: 51

Spenser: For Hire

1985
The Equalizer poster Age: 51

The Equalizer

1985
as Jimmy Thanarat
Hawaiian Heat poster Age: 50

Hawaiian Heat

1984
as Maj. Taro Oshira
The A-Team poster Age: 49

The A-Team

1983
as Pastry Chef
Voyagers! poster Age: 48

Voyagers!

1982
Bring 'Em Back Alive poster Age: 48

Bring 'Em Back Alive

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster Age: 48

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
as Gardener / Minister
American Playhouse poster Age: 48

American Playhouse

1982
as Mike
The Greatest American Hero poster Age: 47

The Greatest American Hero

1981
as Master of Flowers
Flamingo Road poster Age: 47

Flamingo Road

1981
Magnum, P.I. poster Age: 47

Magnum, P.I.

1980
as Tozan
A Man Called Sloane poster Age: 45

A Man Called Sloane

1979
as Tanaka
The Facts of Life poster Age: 45

The Facts of Life

1979
as Mr. Wakamatsu
Supertrain poster Age: 45

Supertrain

1979
as Kirby Yamashida
The Incredible Hulk poster Age: 43

The Incredible Hulk

1977
as Li Sung
No poster
Age: 42

Visions

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 42

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as John Moroshima
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 42

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Mr. Yamaguchi
No poster
Age: 42

Mr. T and Tina

1976
Wonder Woman poster Age: 41

Wonder Woman

1975
as Mr. Brown
Khan! poster Age: 41

Khan!

1975
Kung Fu poster Age: 38

Kung Fu

1972
as Wong Ti Lu
M*A*S*H poster Age: 38

M*A*S*H

1972
as Major Choi
Anna and the King poster Age: 38

Anna and the King

1972
as Sanum
Columbo poster Age: 37

Columbo

1971
as Kanji Ousu
Love, American Style poster Age: 35

Love, American Style

1969
as Jack
Room 222 poster Age: 35

Room 222

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 34

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Kazuo Tahashi
Mannix poster Age: 33

Mannix

1967
as Tami Okada
Ironside poster Age: 33

Ironside

1967
as Phil Tsang
The Time Tunnel poster Age: 32

The Time Tunnel

1966
as Lt. Nakamura
The Green Hornet poster Age: 32

The Green Hornet

1966
as Low Sing
The F.B.I. poster Age: 31

The F.B.I.

1965
as Yoshimura
The F.B.I. poster Age: 31

The F.B.I.

1965
as Angry Youth (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie poster Age: 31

I Dream of Jeannie

1965
as Kato
Gidget poster Age: 31

Gidget

1965
The Big Valley poster Age: 31

The Big Valley

1965
as Wong Lo
F Troop poster Age: 31

F Troop

1965
as Samurai Warrior
Broadside poster Age: 30

Broadside

1964
as Captain Osato
Broadside poster Age: 30

Broadside

1964
as The Japanese Commander
Burke's Law poster Age: 29

Burke's Law

1963
as Happy Tuava
Burke's Law poster Age: 29

Burke's Law

1963
as Pete
Arrest and Trial poster Age: 29

Arrest and Trial

1963
as Kyoto
McHale's Navy poster Age: 28

McHale's Navy

1962
McHale's Navy poster Age: 28

McHale's Navy

1962
as Lt. Sakawa
The Gallant Men poster Age: 28

The Gallant Men

1962
Ensign O'Toole poster Age: 28

Ensign O'Toole

1962
as Yamada, Jr.
The Lloyd Bridges Show poster Age: 28

The Lloyd Bridges Show

1962
as Akai Takahashi
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 24

77 Sunset Strip

1958
as Ito Nakayama
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