
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







