Mako

Mako

Known for
Acting
Born
December 10, 1933
Died
July 21, 2006 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Kobe, Japan

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2017
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie poster

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

Movie · as Aku (voice)

2007
TMNT poster

TMNT

Movie · as Splinter (voice)

2007
Rise: Blood Hunter poster

Rise: Blood Hunter

Movie · as Poe

2007
Cages poster

Cages

Movie · as Tan

2006
The Slanted Screen poster

The Slanted Screen

Movie · as Himself

2005
Memoirs of a Geisha poster

Memoirs of a Geisha

Movie · as Sakamoto

2005
Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky poster

Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky

Movie · as Self/Narrator

2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender poster

Avatar: The Last Airbender

TV · as Iroh (voice) · 40 eps

2005
Maid in Akihabara

Maid in Akihabara

TV · 6 eps

2004
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! poster

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

TV · 1 ep

2003
Bulletproof Monk poster

Bulletproof Monk

Movie · as Mr. Kojima

2003
Black Sash poster

Black Sash

TV · as Master Li · 6 eps

2003
Lost at Home

Lost at Home

TV · 1 ep

2003
Duck Dodgers poster

Duck Dodgers

TV · as Happy Cat (voice), Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice) · 2 eps

2002
Cruel Game poster

Cruel Game

Movie · as Straw Hat

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Master Zi · 1 ep

2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo? poster

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

TV · as The Ancient One (voice) · 1 ep

2001
Pearl Harbor poster

Pearl Harbor

Movie · as Admiral Yamamoto

2001
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto poster

Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto

Movie · as Self - Voice of Henry Sugimoto

2001
Samurai Jack poster

Samurai Jack

TV · as Aku (voice) · 48 eps

2000
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie poster

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Movie · as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)

2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' poster

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Movie · as The Wizard (archive footage)

2000
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne poster

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

TV · 1 ep

1999
The Accomplice poster

The Accomplice

Movie · as Santos

1999
Alegría poster

Alegría

Movie · as Old Momo

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Dr. Yosh Takahashi · 1 ep

1998
The Bird People in China poster

The Bird People in China

Movie · as Shen

1998
Martial Law poster

Martial Law

TV · as Master Reng · 2 eps

1997
Seven Years in Tibet poster

Seven Years in Tibet

Movie · as Kungo Tsarong

1997
The Sea Wolf poster

The Sea Wolf

Movie

1997
Riot poster

Riot

Movie · as Mr. Lee

1996
Sworn to Justice poster

Sworn to Justice

Movie · as Mr. Young

1996
Balance of Power poster

Balance of Power

Movie · as Todo Matsumoto

1996
7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven

TV · as Henry Muranaka · 1 ep

1995
Midnight Man poster

Midnight Man

Movie · as Buun Som

1995
Crying Freeman poster

Crying Freeman

Movie · as Shudo Shimazaki

1995
Platypus Man poster

Platypus Man

TV · as Mr. Loo · 1 ep

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Ichiro Higashimori · 1 ep

1994
Highlander III: The Sorcerer poster

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

Movie · as Nakano

1994
Red Sun Rising poster

Red Sun Rising

Movie · as Buntoro Iga

1994
A Dangerous Place poster

A Dangerous Place

Movie · as Sensei

1993
RoboCop 3 poster

RoboCop 3

Movie · as Kanemitsu

1993
Rising Sun poster

Rising Sun

Movie · as Yoshida-san

1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues poster

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

TV · as Li Sung · 2 eps

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Dr. Henry Lee, Edward Song · 1 ep

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Sam Tanaka · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Lee Moy · 1 ep

1992
Sidekicks poster

Sidekicks

Movie · as Mr. Lee

1992
Nightingale poster

Nightingale

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1992
My Samurai poster

My Samurai

Movie

1991
The Perfect Weapon poster

The Perfect Weapon

Movie · as Kim

1991
Strawberry Road poster

Strawberry Road

Movie · as Frank Machida

1990
Pacific Heights poster

Pacific Heights

Movie · as Toshio Watanabe

1990
Fatal Mission poster

Fatal Mission

Movie · as Trang

1990
Taking Care of Business poster

Taking Care of Business

Movie · as Mr. Sakamoto

1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes poster

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Movie · as Sgt. Moritaki

1990
Murder in Paradise poster

Murder in Paradise

Movie · as Capt. Kilalo

1989
An Unremarkable Life poster

An Unremarkable Life

Movie · as Max Chin

1989
The Paradise Club poster

The Paradise Club

TV · as Mr. Yamamoto · 1 ep

1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream poster

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Movie · as Jimmy

1988
Silent Assassins poster

Silent Assassins

Movie · as Oyama

1988
The Wash poster

The Wash

Movie · as Nobu Matsumoto

1988
Paradise poster

Paradise

TV · as Kao · 1 ep

1988
Supercarrier poster

Supercarrier

TV · 1 ep

1987
Tour of Duty poster

Tour of Duty

TV · as Tran · 1 ep

1986
Kung Fu: The Movie poster

Kung Fu: The Movie

Movie · as The Manchu

1986
Armed Response poster

Armed Response

Movie · as Akira Tanaka

1986
P.O.W. The Escape poster

P.O.W. The Escape

Movie · as Capt. Vinh

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Toshiro Tanaka · 2 eps

1985
Spenser: For Hire poster

Spenser: For Hire

TV · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Jimmy Thanarat · 1 ep

1984
Conan the Destroyer poster

Conan the Destroyer

Movie · as Akiro 'The Wizard'

1984
Hawaiian Heat poster

Hawaiian Heat

Movie · as Maj. Taro Oshira

1984
Hawaiian Heat poster

Hawaiian Heat

TV · as Maj. Taro Oshira · 11 eps

1983
The Last Ninja poster

The Last Ninja

Movie · as Aitaro Sakura

1983
Girls of the White Orchid poster

Girls of the White Orchid

Movie · as Mori

1983
Testament poster

Testament

Movie · as Mike

1983
The Nightingale poster

The Nightingale

Movie · as Gardener / Minister

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Pastry Chef · 1 ep

1982
Conan the Barbarian poster

Conan the Barbarian

Movie · as The Wizard

1982
Voyagers! poster

Voyagers!

TV · 1 ep

1982
Bring 'Em Back Alive poster

Bring 'Em Back Alive

TV · 1 ep

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Gardener / Minister · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Mike, Nobu Matsumoto · 1 ep

1981
An Eye for an Eye poster

An Eye for an Eye

Movie · as James Chan

1981
Under the Rainbow poster

Under the Rainbow

Movie · as Nakomuri

1981
The Bushido Blade poster

The Bushido Blade

Movie · as Enjiro

1981
The Greatest American Hero poster

The Greatest American Hero

TV · as Master of Flowers · 1 ep

1981
Flamingo Road poster

Flamingo Road

TV · 1 ep

1980
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner poster

Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

Movie · as Oda

1980
The Big Brawl poster

The Big Brawl

Movie · as Herbert

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Tozan · 1 ep

1979
When Hell Was in Session poster

When Hell Was in Session

Movie · as Maj. Bai

1979
The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life

TV · as Mr. Wakamatsu · 1 ep

1979
A Man Called Sloane poster

A Man Called Sloane

TV · as Tanaka · 1 ep

1979
Supertrain poster

Supertrain

TV · as Kirby Yamashida · 1 ep

1977
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

TV · as Li Sung · 2 eps

1976
Farewell to Manzanar poster

Farewell to Manzanar

Movie · as Fukimoto

1976
Wataridori: Birds of Passage poster

Wataridori: Birds of Passage

Movie · as Narrator

1976
Pacific Overtures poster

Pacific Overtures

Movie · as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

1976
Anatomy of a Song poster

Anatomy of a Song

Movie

1976
Mr. T and Tina

Mr. T and Tina

TV · 1 ep

1976
Visions

Visions

TV · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as John Moroshima, Mr. Yamaguchi · 1 ep

1975
The Killer Elite poster

The Killer Elite

Movie · as Yuen Chung

1975
Prisoners poster

Prisoners

Movie · as Sgt. Nguyen

1975
Karate Sensei poster

Karate Sensei

Movie · as Narrator

1975
Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman

TV · as Mr. Brown · 1 ep

1975
Khan! poster

Khan!

TV · 1 ep

1974
The Island at the Top of the World poster

The Island at the Top of the World

Movie · as Oomiak

1974
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders poster

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders

Movie · as Tao Gan

1974
The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet

Movie · as Low Sing

1972
Yokahama Mama poster

Yokahama Mama

Movie · as Rooster (voice)

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

Movie · as Kenji

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as Major Choi · 4 eps

1972
Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu

TV · as Wong Ti Lu · 1 ep

1972
Anna and the King poster

Anna and the King

TV · as Sanum · 1 ep

1971
Silence poster

Silence

Movie · as Kichijiro

1971
If Tomorrow Comes poster

If Tomorrow Comes

Movie · as Tadashi

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Kanji Ousu · 1 ep

1970
The Challenge poster

The Challenge

Movie · as Yuro

1970
The Hawaiians poster

The Hawaiians

Movie · as Mun Ki

1970
Fools poster

Fools

Movie · as Psychiatrist

1969
The Great Bank Robbery poster

The Great Bank Robbery

Movie · as Secret Agent Fong

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Jack · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Kazuo Tahashi · 1 ep

1969
Room 222 poster

Room 222

TV · 1 ep

1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell poster

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

Movie · as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Tami Okada · 1 ep

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as Phil Tsang · 1 ep

1966
The Sand Pebbles poster

The Sand Pebbles

Movie · as Po-han

1966
The Ugly Dachshund poster

The Ugly Dachshund

Movie · as Kenji

1966
The Time Tunnel poster

The Time Tunnel

TV · as Lt. Nakamura · 1 ep

1966
The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet

TV · as Low Sing · 1 ep

1965
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force poster

McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force

Movie · as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)

1965
F Troop poster

F Troop

TV · as Samurai Warrior · 1 ep

1965
Gidget poster

Gidget

TV · 1 ep

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Yoshimura, Angry Youth (uncredited) · 1 ep

1965
I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie

TV · as Kato · 1 ep

1965
The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley

TV · as Wong Lo · 1 ep

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Happy Tuava, Pete · 1 ep

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · as Kyoto · 1 ep

1962
The Gallant Men poster

The Gallant Men

TV · 1 ep

1962
McHale's Navy poster

McHale's Navy

TV · as Lt. Sakawa · 7 eps

1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show poster

The Lloyd Bridges Show

TV · as Akai Takahashi · 1 ep

1962
Ensign O'Toole poster

Ensign O'Toole

TV · as Yamada, Jr. · 1 ep

1959
Never So Few poster

Never So Few

Movie · as Soldier in Hospital

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Ito Nakayama · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 ep