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Mako
Mako

Mako

ActingBorn December 10, 1933Died July 21, 2006 (age 72)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.

Filmography

2017Movie
2007Movie
2007
TMNT

as Splinter (voice)

Movie
2007
Cages

as Tan

Movie
2006Movie
2005Movie
2005TV
2003
Duck Dodgers

as Happy Cat (voice)

TV
2003
Duck Dodgers

as Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)

TV
2003
Black Sash

as Master Li

TV
2003
Bulletproof Monk

as Mr. Kojima

Movie
2002
Cruel Game

as Straw Hat

Movie
2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo?

as The Ancient One (voice)

TV
2002
Monk

as Master Zi

TV
2001
Samurai Jack

as Aku (voice)

TV
2001
Pearl Harbor

as Admiral Yamamoto

Movie
2000
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)

Movie
2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

as The Wizard (archive footage)

Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Dr. Yosh Takahashi

TV
1999Movie
1999
Alegría

as Old Momo

Movie
1998
Martial Law

as Master Reng

TV
1998Movie
1997
Seven Years in Tibet

as Kungo Tsarong

Movie
1997
Riot

as Mr. Lee

Movie
1997Movie
1996
Sworn to Justice

as Mr. Young

Movie
1996
7th Heaven

as Henry Muranaka

TV
1996
Balance of Power

as Todo Matsumoto

Movie
1995
JAG

as Ichiro Higashimori

TV
1995
Midnight Man

as Buun Som

Movie
1995
Crying Freeman

as Shudo Shimazaki

Movie
1995
Platypus Man

as Mr. Loo

TV
1994Movie
1994
Red Sun Rising

as Buntoro Iga

Movie
1993TV
1993
Frasier

as Sam Tanaka

TV
1993
Rising Sun

as Yoshida-san

Movie
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Dr. Henry Lee

TV
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Edward Song

TV
1993
RoboCop 3

as Kanemitsu

Movie
1992
Sidekicks

as Mr. Lee

Movie
1992
Nightingale

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1992Movie
1991
Strawberry Road

as Frank Machida

Movie
1991Movie
1990
Pacific Heights

as Toshio Watanabe

Movie
1990Movie
1990Movie
1990Movie
1990
Murder in Paradise

as Capt. Kilalo

Movie
1989Movie
1989
The Paradise Club

as Mr. Yamamoto

TV
1988
Paradise

as Kao

TV
1988
The Wash

as Nobu Matsumoto

Movie
1988Movie
1987TV
1986
Armed Response

as Akira Tanaka

Movie
1986
P.O.W. The Escape

as Capt. Vinh

Movie
1986
Kung Fu: The Movie

as The Manchu

Movie
1986
Lovejoy

as Toshiro Tanaka

TV
1985
The Equalizer

as Jimmy Thanarat

TV
1984
Hawaiian Heat

as Maj. Taro Oshira

Movie
1984
Hawaiian Heat

as Maj. Taro Oshira

TV
1984
Conan the Destroyer

as Akiro 'The Wizard'

Movie
1983
Testament

as Mike

Movie
1983
The Last Ninja

as Aitaro Sakura

Movie
1983
The Nightingale

as Gardener / Minister

Movie
1983
The A-Team

as Pastry Chef

TV
1982TV
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Gardener / Minister

TV
1982
Conan the Barbarian

as The Wizard / Narrator

Movie
1981
An Eye for an Eye

as James Chan

Movie
1981Movie
1981Movie
1981
The Greatest American Hero

as Master of Flowers

TV
1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Tozan

TV
1980
The Big Brawl

as Herbert

Movie
1979Movie
1979TV
1979
The Facts of Life

as Mr. Wakamatsu

TV
1979
Supertrain

as Kirby Yamashida

TV
1977TV
1976TV
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as John Moroshima

TV
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Mr. Yamaguchi

TV
1976
Pacific Overtures

as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

Movie
1976Movie
1976Movie
1975
The Killer Elite

as Yuen Chung

Movie
1975
Wonder Woman

as Mr. Brown

TV
1975
Prisoners

as Sgt. Nguyen

Movie
1975
Karate Sensei

as Narrator

Movie
1975TV
1974
The Green Hornet

as Low Sing

Movie
1972
Yokahama Mama

as Rooster (voice)

Movie
1972
Kung Fu

as Wong Ti Lu

TV
1972
M*A*S*H

as Major Choi

TV
1972TV
1971Movie
1971
Silence

as Kichijiro

Movie
1971
Columbo

as Kanji Ousu

TV
1970
Fools

as Psychiatrist

Movie
1970
The Hawaiians

as Mun Ki

Movie
1970Movie
1969TV
1969
The Great Bank Robbery

as Secret Agent Fong

Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Kazuo Tahashi

TV
1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura

Movie
1967
Mannix

as Tami Okada

TV
1967
Ironside

as Phil Tsang

TV
1966Movie
1966
The Time Tunnel

as Lt. Nakamura

TV
1966
The Green Hornet

as Low Sing

TV
1966Movie
1965
The F.B.I.

as Yoshimura

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Angry Youth (uncredited)

TV
1965TV
1965TV
1965
The Big Valley

as Wong Lo

TV
1965
F Troop

as Samurai Warrior

TV
1965
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force

as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)

Movie
1964
Broadside

as Captain Osato

TV
1964
Broadside

as The Japanese Commander

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Happy Tuava

TV
1963TV
1963TV
1962
McHale's Navy

as Lt. Sakawa

TV
1962
Ensign O'Toole

as Yamada, Jr.

TV
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show

as Akai Takahashi

TV
1959
Never So Few

as Soldier in Hospital

Movie
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Ito Nakayama

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Performer

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 10, 1933
Day of DeathJuly 21, 2006
Place of BirthKobe, Japan
Popularity1.1