Mako
Actor
Born December 10, 1933 in Kobe, Japan
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.
Filmography
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Aku (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter
Poe
TMNT
Splinter (voice)
Cages
Tan
The Slanted Screen
Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sakamoto
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Iroh (voice)
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Duck Dodgers
Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)
Black Sash
Master Li
Bulletproof Monk
Mr. Kojima
Cruel Game
Straw Hat
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Ancient One (voice)
Monk
Master Zi
Samurai Jack
Aku (voice)
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Yamamoto
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
The Wizard (archive footage)
The West Wing
Dr. Yosh Takahashi
The Accomplice
Santos
Alegría
Old Momo
Martial Law
Master Reng
The Bird People in China
Shen
Seven Years in Tibet
Kungo Tsarong
Riot
Mr. Lee
The Sea Wolf
Sworn to Justice
Mr. Young
7th Heaven
Henry Muranaka
Balance of Power
Todo Matsumoto
JAG
Ichiro Higashimori
Midnight Man
Buun Som
Crying Freeman
Shudo Shimazaki
Platypus Man
Mr. Loo
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Nakano
A Dangerous Place
Sensei
Red Sun Rising
Buntoro Iga
Diagnosis: Murder
Lee Moy
Frasier
Sam Tanaka
Rising Sun
Yoshida-san
Walker, Texas Ranger
Dr. Henry Lee
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Li Sung
RoboCop 3
Kanemitsu
Sidekicks
Mr. Lee
Nightingale
Narrator (voice)
My Samurai
Strawberry Road
Frank Machida
The Perfect Weapon
Kim
Pacific Heights
Toshio Watanabe
Taking Care of Business
Mr. Sakamoto
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Sgt. Moritaki
Fatal Mission
Trang
Murder in Paradise
Capt. Kilalo
An Unremarkable Life
Max Chin
The Paradise Club
Mr. Yamamoto
Paradise
Kao
The Wash
Nobu Matsumoto
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Jimmy
Silent Assassins
Oyama
Supercarrier
Tour of Duty
Tran
Armed Response
Akira Tanaka
P.O.W. The Escape
Capt. Vinh
Kung Fu: The Movie
The Manchu
Lovejoy
Toshiro Tanaka
Spenser: For Hire
The Equalizer
Jimmy Thanarat
Hawaiian Heat
Maj. Taro Oshira
Hawaiian Heat
Maj. Taro Oshira
Conan the Destroyer
Akiro 'The Wizard'
Girls of the White Orchid
Mori
Testament
Mike
The Last Ninja
Aitaro Sakura
The Nightingale
Gardener / Minister
The A-Team
Pastry Chef
Voyagers!
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Faerie Tale Theatre
Gardener / Minister
Conan the Barbarian
The Wizard / Narrator
American Playhouse
Mike
An Eye for an Eye
James Chan
Under the Rainbow
Nakomuri
The Bushido Blade
Enjiro
The Greatest American Hero
Master of Flowers
Flamingo Road
Magnum, P.I.
Tozan
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Oda
The Big Brawl
Herbert
When Hell Was in Session
Maj. Bai
A Man Called Sloane
Tanaka
The Facts of Life
Mr. Wakamatsu
Supertrain
Kirby Yamashida
The Incredible Hulk
Li Sung
Quincy, M.E.
Mr. Yamaguchi
Pacific Overtures
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Anatomy of a Song
Farewell to Manzanar
Fukimoto
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
Narrator
The Killer Elite
Yuen Chung
Wonder Woman
Mr. Brown
Prisoners
Sgt. Nguyen
Karate Sensei
Narrator
Khan!
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Tao Gan
The Island at the Top of the World
Oomiak
The Green Hornet
Low Sing
Yokahama Mama
Rooster (voice)
Kung Fu
Wong Ti Lu
M*A*S*H
Major Choi
Anna and the King
Sanum
If Tomorrow Comes
Tadashi
Silence
Kichijiro
Columbo
Kanji Ousu
Fools
Psychiatrist
The Hawaiians
Mun Ki
The Challenge
Yuro
Love, American Style
Jack
Room 222
The Great Bank Robbery
Secret Agent Fong
Hawaii Five-O
Kazuo Tahashi
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
Mannix
Tami Okada
Ironside
Phil Tsang
The Sand Pebbles
Po-han
The Time Tunnel
Lt. Nakamura
The Green Hornet
Low Sing
The Ugly Dachshund
Kenji
The F.B.I.
Yoshimura
I Dream of Jeannie
Kato
Gidget
The Big Valley
Wong Lo
F Troop
Samurai Warrior
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Broadside
The Japanese Commander
Burke's Law
Happy Tuava
Arrest and Trial
Kyoto
McHale's Navy
The Gallant Men
Ensign O'Toole
Yamada, Jr.
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Akai Takahashi
Never So Few
Soldier in Hospital
77 Sunset Strip
Ito Nakayama
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer