Mako

Actor

Born: December 10, 1933
Died: July 21, 2006 (age 72)
From: Kobe, Japan

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…

Filmography (79)

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie (2017)
Aku (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
Poe
TMNT (2007)
Splinter (voice)
Cages (2007)
Tan
The Slanted Screen (2006)
Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Sakamoto
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Mr. Kojima
Cruel Game (2002)
Straw Hat
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Admiral Yamamoto
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000)
The Wizard (archive footage)
The Accomplice (1999)
Santos
Alegría (1999)
Old Momo
The Bird People in China (1998)
Shen
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Kungo Tsarong
Riot (1997)
Mr. Lee
The Sea Wolf (1997)
Sworn to Justice (1996)
Mr. Young
Balance of Power (1996)
Todo Matsumoto
Midnight Man (1995)
Buun Som
Crying Freeman (1995)
Shudo Shimazaki
Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
Nakano
A Dangerous Place (1994)
Sensei
Red Sun Rising (1994)
Buntoro Iga
Rising Sun (1993)
Yoshida-san
RoboCop 3 (1993)
Kanemitsu
Sidekicks (1992)
Mr. Lee
Nightingale (1992)
Narrator (voice)
My Samurai (1992)
Strawberry Road (1991)
Frank Machida