Mako

Mako

Acting
🎂 1933-12-10 (72 years old at death)
✝️ 2006-07-21
📍 Kobe, Japan
👤 Male
🎬 76 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 mar ...
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Filmography (76 movies)

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
as Aku (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
as Poe
TMNT
TMNT
2007
as Splinter (voice)
Cages
Cages
2007
as Tan
The Slanted Screen
The Slanted Screen
2006
as Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as Sakamoto
Bulletproof Monk
Bulletproof Monk
2003
as Mr. Kojima
Cruel Game
Cruel Game
2002
as Straw Hat
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Isoroku Yamamoto
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
as The Wizard (archive footage)
The Accomplice
The Accomplice
1999
as Santos
Alegría
Alegría
1999
as Old Momo
The Bird People in China
The Bird People in China
1998
as Shen
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
as Kungo Tsarong
Riot
Riot
1997
as Mr. Lee
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf
1997
 Sworn to Justice
Sworn to Justice
1996
as Mr. Young
Balance of Power
Balance of Power
1996
as Todo Matsumoto
Midnight Man
Midnight Man
1995
as Buun Som
Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman
1995
as Shudo Shimazaki
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
as Nakano
A Dangerous Place
A Dangerous Place
1994
as Sensei
Red Sun Rising
Red Sun Rising
1994
as Buntoro Iga
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
1993
as Yoshida-san
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
1993
as Kanemitsu
Sidekicks
Sidekicks
1992
as Mr. Lee
Nightingale
Nightingale
1992
as Narrator (voice)
My Samurai
My Samurai
1992
 Strawberry Road
Strawberry Road
1991
as Frank Machida
The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Kim
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights
1990
as Toshio Watanabe
Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business
1990
as Mr. Sakamoto
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
as Sgt. Moritaki
Fatal Mission
Fatal Mission
1990
as Trang
Murder in Paradise
Murder in Paradise
1990
as Capt. Kilalo
An Unremarkable Life
An Unremarkable Life
1989
as Max Chin
The Wash
The Wash
1988
as Nobu Matsumoto
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Jimmy
Silent Assassins
Silent Assassins
1988
as Oyama
Armed Response
Armed Response
1986
as Akira Tanaka
P.O.W. The Escape
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
as Capt. Vinh
Kung Fu: The Movie
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
as The Manchu
Hawaiian Heat
Hawaiian Heat
1984
as Maj. Taro Oshira
Conan the Destroyer
Conan the Destroyer
1984
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
Girls of the White Orchid
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
as Mori
Testament
Testament
1983
as Mike
The Last Ninja
The Last Ninja
1983
as Aitaro Sakura
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
1983
as Gardener / Minister
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as The Wizard / Narrator
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
1981
as James Chan
Under the Rainbow
Under the Rainbow
1981
as Nakomuri
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade
1981
as Enjiro
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
as Oda
The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl
1980
as Herbert
When Hell Was in Session
When Hell Was in Session
1979
as Maj. Bai
Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures
1976
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Farewell to Manzanar
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
as Fukimoto
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
as Narrator
The Killer Elite
The Killer Elite
1975
as Yuen Chung
Prisoners
Prisoners
1975
as Sgt. Nguyen
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
as Tao Gan
The Island at the Top of the World
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
as Oomiak
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
1974
as Low Sing
Yokahama Mama
Yokahama Mama
1972
as Rooster (voice)
If Tomorrow Comes
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Tadashi
Silence
Silence
1971
as Kichijiro
Fools
Fools
1970
as Psychiatrist
The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians
1970
as Mun Ki
The Challenge
The Challenge
1970
as Yuro
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Secret Agent Fong
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Po-han
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Kenji
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Never So Few
Never So Few
1959
as Soldier in Hospital