Mako

Actor

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.

Born: December 10, 1933 in Kobe, Japan

Died: July 21, 2006 (Age 72)

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Mako Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Pearl Harbor Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto	2001
Seven Years in Tibet Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Kungo Tsarong	1997
TMNT Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Splinter (voice)	2007
Rise: Blood Hunter Movie	4.7	Actor	Poe	2007
Pacific Heights Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Toshio Watanabe	1990
RoboCop 3 Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	4	Actor	Kanemitsu	1993
The Sand Pebbles Movie	7.6	Actor	Po-han	1966
Sidekicks Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.3	Actor	Mr. Lee	1992
Rising Sun Movie	6.1	Actor	Yoshida-san	1993
Bulletproof Monk Movie Available on 20 streaming services.	5.3	Actor	Mr. Kojima	2003
Highlander: The Final Dimension Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	4.3	Actor	Nakano	1994
The Killer Elite Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Yuen Chung	1975
Conan the Barbarian Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	The Wizard / Narrator	1982
Conan the Destroyer Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Akiro 'The Wizard'	1984
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Jimmy	1988
Silent Assassins Movie	4.6	Actor	Oyama	1988
The Bird People in China Movie	7.6	Actor	Shen	1998
The Island at the Top of the World Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Oomiak	1974
An Eye for an Eye Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	James Chan	1981
Under the Rainbow Movie	5.2	Actor	Nakomuri	1981
Armed Response Movie	4.9	Actor	Akira Tanaka	1986
The Big Brawl Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Herbert	1980
The Hawaiians Movie	5.9	Actor	Mun Ki	1970
Sworn to Justice Movie	4.8	Actor	Mr. Young	1996
Cruel Game Movie	3.7	Actor	Straw Hat	2002
P.O.W. The Escape Movie	4.8	Actor	Capt. Vinh	1986
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell Movie	5.6	Actor	Calvin Coolidge Ishimura	1968
Red Sun Rising Movie	5.1	Actor	Buntoro Iga	1994
The Great Bank Robbery Movie	5.4	Actor	Secret Agent Fong	1969
The Bushido Blade Movie	5.1	Actor	Enjiro	1981
Fatal Mission Movie	4.5	Actor	Trang	1990
Midnight Man Movie	4.4	Actor	Buun Som	1995
An Unremarkable Life Movie	6.6	Actor	Max Chin	1989
The Green Hornet Movie	5.3	Actor	Low Sing	1974
Fools Movie	4.9	Actor	Psychiatrist	1970
The Slanted Screen Movie	7	Actor	Himself	2006
A Dangerous Place Movie	5.1	Actor	Sensei	1994
Never So Few Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Soldier in Hospital	1959
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force Movie	5.6	Actor	Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)	1965
Balance of Power Movie	4.5	Actor	Todo Matsumoto	1996
Silence Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Kichijiro	1971
Taking Care of Business Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Mr. Sakamoto	1990
The Perfect Weapon Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Kim	1991
Crying Freeman Movie	6.6	Actor	Shido Shimazaki	1995
Testament Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Mike	1983
The Ugly Dachshund Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Kenji	1966
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)	2000
My Samurai Movie	3.7	Actor		1992
The Wash Movie	6.6	Actor	Nobu Matsumoto	1988
Prisoners Movie	7.3	Actor	Sgt. Nguyen	1975
Strawberry Road Movie	6.7	Actor	Frank Machida	1991
The Accomplice Movie	6	Actor		1999
Memoirs of a Geisha Movie	7.5	Actor	Sakamoto	2005
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner Movie	6.4	Actor	Oda	1980
The Nightingale Movie	6.4	Actor	Gardener / Minister	1983
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' Movie	7.1	Actor	The Wizard (archive footage)	2000
The Sea Wolf Movie	4.6	Actor		1997
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable Movie	6.3	Actor	Old Momo	1999
Cages Movie	6.4	Actor	Tan	2005
Hawaiian Heat TV Show	5.9	Actor	Maj. Taro Oshira 11 Episodes	1984-1984
Visions TV Show	6.2	Actor	1 Episode	1976-1980
Love, American Style TV Show	6.6	Actor	Jack 1 Episode	1969-1974
Flamingo Road TV Show	6.3	Actor	1 Episode	1980-1982
A Man Called Sloane TV Show	6.3	Actor	Tanaka 1 Episode	1979-1980
7th Heaven TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	5.5	Actor	Henry Muranaka 1 Episode	1996-2007
Mr. T and Tina TV Show	4.5	Actor	1 Episode	1976
Black Sash TV Show	7.4	Actor	5 Episodes	2003-2003
McHale's Navy TV Show	7.2	Actor	7 Episodes	1962-1966
The Big Valley TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Wong Lo 1 Episode	1965-1969
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne TV Show	6.6	Actor	1 Episode	2000-2000
F Troop TV Show	7.2	Actor	Samurai Warrior 1 Episode	1965-1967
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	1 Episode	2004-2006
Platypus Man TV Show	7.2	Actor	Mr. Loo 1 Episode	1995-1995
Khan! TV Show	5.7	Actor	1 Episode	1975
Anna and the King TV Show	7	Actor	1 Episode	1972-1972
Paradise TV Show	7.7	Actor	Kao 1 Episode	1988-1990
Tour of Duty TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Tran 1 Episode	1987-1990
Supercarrier TV Show	4.9	Actor	1 Episode	1988-1988
The Lloyd Bridges Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Akai Takahashi 1 Episode	1962-1963
Faerie Tale Theatre TV Show	8.1	Actor	Gardener / Minister 1 Episode	1982-1987
The Paradise Club TV Show	7.1	Actor	Mr. Yamamoto 1 Episode	1989-1990
Columbo TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Kanji Ousu 1 Episode	1971-1978
What's New, Scooby-Doo? TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	The Ancient One (voice) 1 Episode	2002-2006
The A-Team TV Show	7.6	Actor	Pastry Chef 1 Episode	1983-1987
Frasier TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Sam Tanaka 1 Episode	1993-2004
JAG TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Ichiro Higashimori 1 Episode	1995-2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	9.1	Actor	Iroh (voice) 40 Episodes	2005-2008
MAS*H TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	Major Choi 4 Episodes	1972-1983
Magnum, P.I. TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	1 Episode	1980-1988
Hawaii Five-O TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Kazuo Tahashi 1 Episode	1968-1980
The West Wing TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	8.7	Actor	Dr. Yosh Takahashi 1 Episode	1999-2006
Mannix TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Tami Okada 1 Episode	1967-1975
I Dream of Jeannie TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Kato 1 Episode	1965-1970
Diagnosis Murder TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	Lee Moy 1 Episode	1993-2001
The Equalizer TV Show	7.6	Actor	Jimmy Thanarat 1 Episode	1985-1989
Walker, Texas Ranger TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	5.9	Actor	Edward Song 1 Episode	1993-2001
Samurai Jack TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	Aku (voice) 50 Episodes	2001-2017
Ironside TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Phil Tsang 1 Episode	1967-1975
The Facts of Life TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	1 Episode	1979-1988
Wonder Woman TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Mr. Brown 1 Episode	1975-1979
77 Sunset Strip TV Show	7.5	Actor	Ito Nakayama 1 Episode	1958-1964
Martial Law TV Show	7	Actor	2 Episodes	1998-2000
Room 222 TV Show	7.5	Actor	1 Episode	1969-1974
The Incredible Hulk TV Show	6.8	Actor	Li Sung 2 Episodes	1977-1982
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues TV Show	6.7	Actor	Li Sung 2 Episodes	1993-1997
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actor	Pete 1 Episode	1963-1966
Gidget TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	1 Episode	1965-1966
Quincy, M.E. TV Show	7.4	Actor	John Moroshima 1 Episode	1976-1983
Voyagers! TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	1 Episode	1982-1983
Bring 'Em Back Alive TV Show	6.9	Actor	1 Episode	1982-1983
The Green Hornet TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Low Sing 1 Episode	1966-1967
The Time Tunnel TV Show	7.3	Actor	Lt. Nakamura 1 Episode	1966-1967
The Gallant Men TV Show	7	Actor	1 Episode	1962-1963
Supertrain TV Show	4.2	Actor	1 Episode	1979-1979
Spenser: For Hire TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	1 Episode	1985-1988
Kung Fu TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Wong Ti Lu 1 Episode	1972-1975
The Greatest American Hero TV Show Available on 11 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Master of Flowers 1 Episode	1981-1983
The F.B.I. TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Angry Youth (uncredited) 1 Episode	1965-1974
Lost at Home TV Show	5.6	Actor	1 Episode	2003-2003
Walker, Texas Ranger TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	5.9	Actor	Dr. Henry Lee 1 Episode	1993-2001
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actor	Happy Tuava 1 Episode	1963-1966
Lovejoy TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Toshiro Tanaka 2 Episodes	1986-1994
Monk TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Master Zi 1 Episode	2002-2009
Tony Awards TV Show		Actor	Self - Nominee/Performer 1 Episode	1956
Duck Dodgers TV Show	7.5	Actor	Happy Cat (voice) 2 Episodes	2003-2005
Duck Dodgers TV Show	7.5	Actor	Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice) 1 Episode	2003-2005
Ensign O'Toole TV Show	7.1	Actor	Yamada, Jr. 1 Episode	1962-1963
Quincy, M.E. TV Show	7.4	Actor	Mr. Yamaguchi 1 Episode	1976-1983
Broadside TV Show	7.7	Actor	Captain Osato 1 Episode	1964-1965
Arrest and Trial TV Show	7.4	Actor	Kyoto 1 Episode	1963-1964
The F.B.I. TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Yoshimura 1 Episode	1965-1974
Broadside TV Show	7.7	Actor	The Japanese Commander 1 Episode	1964-1965
The Streets of San Francisco TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Kenji 1 Episode	1972-1977
Yokahama Mama Short Film	5.6	Actor	Rooster (voice)	1972
Wataridori: Birds of Passage Short Film		Actor	narrator	1974
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie Movie	8.4	Actor	Aku	2001
The Last Ninja Movie	5.2	Actor	Aitaro Sakura	1983
Kung Fu: The Movie Movie	5.9	Actor	The Manchu	1986
Girls of the White Orchid Movie	4.9	Actor	Mori	1983
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders Movie	7	Actor	Tao Gan	1974
Murder in Paradise Movie	4.9	Actor	Capt. Kilalo	1990
Pacific Overtures Movie	9	Actor	Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble	1976
If Tomorrow Comes Movie	6.6	Actor	Tadashi	1971
Riot Movie	6	Actor	Mr. Lee	1996
Nightingale Movie	8.7	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1992
When Hell Was in Session Movie	7.3	Actor	Maj. Bai	1979
Hawaiian Heat Movie	6.4	Actor	Maj. Taro Oshira	1984
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes Movie	5.9	Actor	Sgt. Moritaki	1990
The Challenge Movie	6.7	Actor	Yuro	1970
Farewell to Manzanar Movie	7.6	Actor	Fukimoto	1976
Meido in Akihabara Limited Series	6.7	Actor	6 Episodes	2005
Silence Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Art	Production Design	1971
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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