
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

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Movie · as Aku (voice)

TMNT
Movie · as Splinter (voice)

Rise: Blood Hunter
Movie · as Poe

Cages
Movie · as Tan

The Slanted Screen
Movie · as Himself

Memoirs of a Geisha
Movie · as Sakamoto

Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky
Movie · as Self/Narrator

Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV · as Iroh (voice) · 40 eps
Maid in Akihabara
TV · 6 eps

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
TV · 1 ep

Bulletproof Monk
Movie · as Mr. Kojima

Black Sash
TV · as Master Li · 6 eps
Lost at Home
TV · 1 ep

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

Cruel Game
Movie · as Straw Hat

Monk
TV · as Master Zi · 1 ep

What's New, Scooby-Doo?
TV · as The Ancient One (voice) · 1 ep

Pearl Harbor
Movie · as Admiral Yamamoto

Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
Movie · as Self - Voice of Henry Sugimoto

Samurai Jack
TV · as Aku (voice) · 48 eps

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Movie · as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Movie · as The Wizard (archive footage)

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
TV · 1 ep

The Accomplice
Movie · as Santos

Alegría
Movie · as Old Momo

The West Wing
TV · as Dr. Yosh Takahashi · 1 ep

The Bird People in China
Movie · as Shen

Martial Law
TV · as Master Reng · 2 eps

Seven Years in Tibet
Movie · as Kungo Tsarong

The Sea Wolf
Movie

Riot
Movie · as Mr. Lee

Sworn to Justice
Movie · as Mr. Young

Balance of Power
Movie · as Todo Matsumoto

7th Heaven
TV · as Henry Muranaka · 1 ep

Midnight Man
Movie · as Buun Som

Crying Freeman
Movie · as Shudo Shimazaki

Platypus Man
TV · as Mr. Loo · 1 ep

JAG
TV · as Ichiro Higashimori · 1 ep

Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Movie · as Nakano

Red Sun Rising
Movie · as Buntoro Iga

A Dangerous Place
Movie · as Sensei

RoboCop 3
Movie · as Kanemitsu

Rising Sun
Movie · as Yoshida-san

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV · as Li Sung · 2 eps

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

Frasier
TV · as Sam Tanaka · 1 ep

Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Lee Moy · 1 ep

Sidekicks
Movie · as Mr. Lee

Nightingale
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

My Samurai
Movie

The Perfect Weapon
Movie · as Kim

Strawberry Road
Movie · as Frank Machida

Pacific Heights
Movie · as Toshio Watanabe

Fatal Mission
Movie · as Trang

Taking Care of Business
Movie · as Mr. Sakamoto

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Movie · as Sgt. Moritaki

Murder in Paradise
Movie · as Capt. Kilalo

An Unremarkable Life
Movie · as Max Chin

The Paradise Club
TV · as Mr. Yamamoto · 1 ep

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Movie · as Jimmy

Silent Assassins
Movie · as Oyama

The Wash
Movie · as Nobu Matsumoto

Paradise
TV · as Kao · 1 ep

Supercarrier
TV · 1 ep

Tour of Duty
TV · as Tran · 1 ep

Kung Fu: The Movie
Movie · as The Manchu

Armed Response
Movie · as Akira Tanaka

P.O.W. The Escape
Movie · as Capt. Vinh

Lovejoy
TV · as Toshiro Tanaka · 2 eps

Spenser: For Hire
TV · 1 ep

The Equalizer
TV · as Jimmy Thanarat · 1 ep

Conan the Destroyer
Movie · as Akiro 'The Wizard'

Hawaiian Heat
Movie · as Maj. Taro Oshira

Hawaiian Heat
TV · as Maj. Taro Oshira · 11 eps

The Last Ninja
Movie · as Aitaro Sakura

Girls of the White Orchid
Movie · as Mori

Testament
Movie · as Mike

The Nightingale
Movie · as Gardener / Minister

The A-Team
TV · as Pastry Chef · 1 ep

Conan the Barbarian
Movie · as The Wizard

Voyagers!
TV · 1 ep

Bring 'Em Back Alive
TV · 1 ep

Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Gardener / Minister · 1 ep

American Playhouse
TV · as Mike, Nobu Matsumoto · 1 ep

An Eye for an Eye
Movie · as James Chan

Under the Rainbow
Movie · as Nakomuri

The Bushido Blade
Movie · as Enjiro

The Greatest American Hero
TV · as Master of Flowers · 1 ep

Flamingo Road
TV · 1 ep

Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Movie · as Oda

The Big Brawl
Movie · as Herbert

Magnum, P.I.
TV · as Tozan · 1 ep

When Hell Was in Session
Movie · as Maj. Bai

The Facts of Life
TV · as Mr. Wakamatsu · 1 ep

A Man Called Sloane
TV · as Tanaka · 1 ep

Supertrain
TV · as Kirby Yamashida · 1 ep

The Incredible Hulk
TV · as Li Sung · 2 eps

Farewell to Manzanar
Movie · as Fukimoto

Wataridori: Birds of Passage
Movie · as Narrator

Pacific Overtures
Movie · as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

Anatomy of a Song
Movie
Mr. T and Tina
TV · 1 ep
Visions
TV · 1 ep

Quincy, M.E.
TV · as John Moroshima, Mr. Yamaguchi · 1 ep

The Killer Elite
Movie · as Yuen Chung

Prisoners
Movie · as Sgt. Nguyen

Karate Sensei
Movie · as Narrator

Wonder Woman
TV · as Mr. Brown · 1 ep

Khan!
TV · 1 ep

The Island at the Top of the World
Movie · as Oomiak

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Movie · as Tao Gan

The Green Hornet
Movie · as Low Sing

Yokahama Mama
Movie · as Rooster (voice)

The Streets of San Francisco
Movie · as Kenji

M*A*S*H
TV · as Major Choi · 4 eps

Kung Fu
TV · as Wong Ti Lu · 1 ep

Anna and the King
TV · as Sanum · 1 ep

Silence
Movie · as Kichijiro

If Tomorrow Comes
Movie · as Tadashi

Columbo
TV · as Kanji Ousu · 1 ep

The Challenge
Movie · as Yuro

The Hawaiians
Movie · as Mun Ki

Fools
Movie · as Psychiatrist

The Great Bank Robbery
Movie · as Secret Agent Fong

Love, American Style
TV · as Jack · 1 ep

Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Kazuo Tahashi · 1 ep

Room 222
TV · 1 ep

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Movie · as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura

Mannix
TV · as Tami Okada · 1 ep

Ironside
TV · as Phil Tsang · 1 ep

The Sand Pebbles
Movie · as Po-han

The Ugly Dachshund
Movie · as Kenji

The Time Tunnel
TV · as Lt. Nakamura · 1 ep

The Green Hornet
TV · as Low Sing · 1 ep

McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Movie · as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)

F Troop
TV · as Samurai Warrior · 1 ep

Gidget
TV · 1 ep

The F.B.I.
TV · as Yoshimura, Angry Youth (uncredited) · 1 ep

I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Kato · 1 ep

The Big Valley
TV · as Wong Lo · 1 ep

Burke's Law
TV · as Happy Tuava, Pete · 1 ep

Arrest and Trial
TV · as Kyoto · 1 ep

The Gallant Men
TV · 1 ep

McHale's Navy
TV · as Lt. Sakawa · 7 eps

The Lloyd Bridges Show
TV · as Akai Takahashi · 1 ep

Ensign O'Toole
TV · as Yamada, Jr. · 1 ep

Never So Few
Movie · as Soldier in Hospital

77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Ito Nakayama · 1 ep

Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 ep

