Mako
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.
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- Born:
- Dec 10, 1933 In Kobe, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 135
- First Appeared:
- In the series 77 Sunset Strip 1958-10-10
- Latest Project:
- Series Star☆Twinkle Precure 2019-02-03
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Star☆Twinkle Precure | (voice) | 2019-02-03 |
| Movie | Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- | Maya | 2015-10-03 |
| Movie | Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC- | Maya | 2015-01-31 |
| Series | Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova | Maya | 2013-10-08 |
| Series | Chitose Get You!! | Pochi | 2012-07-02 |
| Series | Saki Episode of Side A | Matumi Yuu (voice) | 2012-04-09 |
| Series | C³ Cube x Cursed x Curious | Maker Mummy (voice) | 2011-10-01 |
| Series | The Everyday Tales of a Cat God | 2011-07-09 | |
| Series | Working with Voice! | Kanna Aoyagi | 2010-11-17 |
| Series | Hanamaru Kindergarten | Koume | 2010-01-11 |
| Series | The Girl Who Leapt Through Space | Akiha Shishido | 2009-01-05 |
| Movie | Rise: Blood Hunter | Poe | 2007-04-28 |
| Movie | TMNT | Splinter (voice) | 2007-03-23 |
| Movie | The Slanted Screen | Himself | 2006-01-03 |
| Series | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Uncle Iroh | 2005-02-21 |
| Series | Kamichu! | Yurie Hitotsubashi (voice) | 2005-06-29 |
| Movie | Maid In Akihabara | Shinohara Saki | 2005-12-01 |
| Movie | Cages | 2005-10-07 | |
| Series | Maid in Akihabara | 2005-12-01 | |
| Movie | Memoirs of a Geisha | Sakamoto | 2005-12-06 |
| Series | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Unknown | 2004-09-18 |
| Series | Duck Dodgers | Unknown | 2003-08-23 |
| Movie | Bulletproof Monk | Mr. Kojima | 2003-03-28 |
| Movie | Cruel Game | Straw Hat | 2002-11-27 |
| Series | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Unknown | 2002-09-14 |
| Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
| Series | Samurai Jack | Aku | 2001-08-10 |
| Movie | Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie | Aku | 2001-08-10 |
| Movie | Pearl Harbor | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto | 2001-05-21 |
| Movie | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Mr. Yamaguchi (voice) | 2000-11-17 |
| Series | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Unknown | 2000-06-18 |
| Movie | Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | The Wizard (archive footage) | 2000-05-30 |
| Movie | Alegría: An Enchanting Fable | Old Momo | 1999-01-10 |
| Movie | The Accomplice | 1999-04-10 | |
| Series | The West Wing | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
| Movie | The Bird People in China | Shen | 1998-06-10 |
| Movie | Seven Years in Tibet | Kungo Tsarong | 1997-09-12 |
| Movie | Riot | Mr. Lee | 1997-04-27 |
| Movie | The Sea Wolf | 1997-01-01 | |
| Movie | Sworn to Justice | Mr. Young | 1996-10-01 |
| Movie | Balance of Power | Todo Matsumoto | 1996-06-25 |
| Series | Dexter's Laboratory | 1996-04-28 | |
| Movie | Midnight Man | Buun Som | 1995-05-09 |
| Movie | Crying Freeman | Shido Shimazaki | 1995-04-23 |
| Movie | Highlander: The Final Dimension | Nakano | 1994-11-29 |
| Movie | A Dangerous Place | Sensei | 1994-11-14 |
| Movie | Nama honban inran kyonyū | 1994-09-23 | |
| Movie | Red Sun Rising | Buntoro Iga | 1994-09-01 |
| Movie | RoboCop 3 | Kanemitsu | 1993-01-21 |
| Movie | (Nama) Tôchô Ripôto: Chiwa | 1993-03-05 | |
| Movie | Rising Sun | Yoshida-san | 1993-07-30 |
| Movie | Sidekicks | Mr. Lee | 1992-12-17 |
| Movie | Maruhi sennyû: Danshi kinsei gyaku soap | 1992-03-27 | |
| Movie | My Samurai | 1992-01-01 | |
| Movie | Strawberry Road | Frank Machida | 1991-04-27 |
| Movie | The Perfect Weapon | Kim | 1991-03-15 |
| Movie | Murder in Paradise | Capt. Kilalo | 1990-01-19 |
| Movie | Fatal Mission | Trang | 1990-07-25 |
| Movie | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Sgt. Moritaki | 1990-08-06 |
| Movie | Taking Care of Business | Mr. Sakamoto | 1990-08-16 |
| Movie | Pacific Heights | Toshio Watanabe | 1990-09-28 |
| Movie | An Unremarkable Life | Max Chin | 1989-10-12 |
| Movie | The Wash | Nobu Matsumoto | 1988-08-17 |
| Movie | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Jimmy | 1988-08-12 |
| Movie | Silent Assassins | Oyama | 1988-05-18 |
| Series | Tour of Duty | Unknown | 1987-09-24 |
| Series | Lovejoy | Unknown | 1986-01-10 |
| Movie | P.O.W. The Escape | Capt. Vinh | 1986-04-01 |
| Movie | Kung Fu The Movie | The Manchu | 1986-02-01 |
| Movie | Armed Response | Akira Tanaka | 1986-10-01 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
| Series | Hawaiian Heat | Maj. Taro Oshira | 1984-09-14 |
| Movie | Conan the Destroyer | Akiro 'The Wizard' | 1984-06-29 |
| Movie | Girls of the White Orchid | Mori | 1983-11-28 |
| Movie | Testament | Mike | 1983-11-04 |
| Movie | The Last Ninja | Aitaro Sakura | 1983-07-07 |
| Movie | The Nightingale | Gardener / Minister | 1983-05-10 |
| Series | The A-Team | Pastry Chef | 1983-01-23 |
| Series | Voyagers! | Unknown | 1982-10-03 |
| Series | Faerie Tale Theatre | Gardener / Minister | 1982-09-11 |
| Movie | Conan the Barbarian | The Wizard / Narrator | 1982-04-02 |
| Series | Flamingo Road | Unknown | 1981-01-06 |
| Series | The Greatest American Hero | Unknown | 1981-03-18 |
| Movie | The Bushido Blade | Enjiro | 1981-06-19 |
| Movie | Under the Rainbow | Nakomuri | 1981-07-31 |
| Movie | An Eye for an Eye | James Chan | 1981-08-14 |
| Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
| Movie | Hito Hata: Raise the Banner | Oda | 1980-12-06 |
| Movie | The Big Brawl | Herbert | 1980-08-18 |
| Movie | When Hell Was in Session | Maj. Bai | 1979-10-08 |
| Series | A Man Called Sloane | Tanaka | 1979-09-22 |
| Series | The Facts of Life | Unknown | 1979-08-24 |
| Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
| Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
| Movie | Pacific Overtures | Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble | 1976-09-06 |
| Movie | Farewell to Manzanar | Fukimoto | 1976-03-11 |
| Movie | The Killer Elite | Yuen Chung | 1975-12-19 |
| Series | Wonder Woman | Unknown | 1975-11-07 |
| Movie | Prisoners | Sgt. Nguyen | 1975-07-01 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet | Low Sing | 1974-03-21 |
| Movie | The Island at the Top of the World | Oomiak | 1974-12-16 |
| Movie | Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders | Tao Gan | 1974-12-29 |
| Movie | Yokahama Mama | Rooster (voice) | 1972-12-24 |
| Series | Kung Fu | Unknown | 1972-10-14 |
| Series | M*A*S*H | Unknown | 1972-09-17 |
| Series | Anna and the King | Unknown | 1972-09-11 |
| Movie | If Tomorrow Comes | Tadashi | 1971-12-07 |
| Movie | Silence | Kichijiro | 1971-11-13 |
| Series | Columbo | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | Fools | Psychiatrist | 1970-12-23 |
| Movie | The Hawaiians | Mun Ki | 1970-06-17 |
| Movie | The Challenge | Yuro | 1970-02-10 |
| Series | Love, American Style | Unknown | 1969-09-29 |
| Series | Room 222 | Unknown | 1969-09-11 |
| Movie | The Great Bank Robbery | Secret Agent Fong | 1969-06-24 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
| Movie | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell | Calvin Coolidge Ishimura | 1968-05-08 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Movie | The Sand Pebbles | Po-han | 1966-12-20 |
| Series | The Green Hornet | Unknown | 1966-09-09 |
| Series | The Time Tunnel | Unknown | 1966-09-09 |
| Movie | The Ugly Dachshund | Kenji | 1966-02-16 |
| Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
| Series | I Dream of Jeannie | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
| Series | Gidget | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Series | The Big Valley | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Series | F Troop | Unknown | 1965-09-14 |
| Movie | McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited) | 1965-07-09 |
| Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
| Series | McHale's Navy | Unknown | 1962-10-11 |
| Series | The Gallant Men | Unknown | 1962-10-05 |
| Movie | Never So Few | Soldier in Hospital | 1959-12-07 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |