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