Mako
Born in Kobe, Japan — Dec 10 1933• Died Jul 21 2006
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Biography
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…
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Mako's Credits
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JAG
Ichiro Higashimori
Frasier
Sam Tanaka
The West Wing
Dr. Yosh Takahashi
Monk
Master Zi
Columbo
Kanji Ousu
Diagnosis: Murder
Lee Moy
M*A*S*H
Major Choi
Mannix
Tami Okada
Quincy, M.E.
Mr. Yamaguchi
Magnum, P.I.
Tozan
The A-Team
Pastry Chef
Hawaii Five-O
Kazuo Tahashi
Love, American Style
Jack
Martial Law
Master Reng
F Troop
Samurai Warrior
The Equalizer
Jimmy Thanarat
The F.B.I.
Yoshimura
The Facts of Life
Mr. Wakamatsu
Burke's Law
Happy Tuava
Walker, Texas Ranger
Dr. Henry Lee
The Incredible Hulk
Li Sung
Ironside
Phil Tsang
The Big Valley
Wong Lo
I Dream of Jeannie
Kato
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Iroh (voice)
Samurai Jack
Aku (voice)
77 Sunset Strip
Ito Nakayama
Tour of Duty
Tran
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Li Sung
7th Heaven
Henry Muranaka
The Time Tunnel
Lt. Nakamura
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Ancient One (voice)
Lovejoy
Toshiro Tanaka
Faerie Tale Theatre
Gardener / Minister
Wonder Woman
Mr. Brown
Room 222
Arrest and Trial
Kyoto
Spenser: For Hire
Duck Dodgers
Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)
The Greatest American Hero
Master of Flowers
McHale's Navy
Gidget
The Green Hornet
Low Sing
Pearl Harbor
Isoroku Yamamoto
The Paradise Club
Mr. Yamamoto
Flamingo Road
Voyagers!
Conan the Barbarian
The Wizard / Narrator
The Gallant Men
Ensign O'Toole
Yamada, Jr.
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Akai Takahashi
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Supercarrier
Supertrain
Broadside
The Japanese Commander
TMNT
Splinter (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sakamoto
Paradise
Kao
Conan the Destroyer
Akiro 'The Wizard'
Seven Years in Tibet
Kungo Tsarong
Black Sash
RoboCop 3
Kanemitsu
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Nakano
An Eye for an Eye
James Chan
Sidekicks
Mr. Lee
Rising Sun
Yoshida-san
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
The Sand Pebbles
Po-han
Hawaiian Heat
Maj. Taro Oshira
A Man Called Sloane
Tanaka
Crying Freeman
Shudo Shimazaki
Lost at Home
Bulletproof Monk
Mr. Kojima
Testament
Mike
The Bird People in China
Shen
Anna and the King
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
Khan!
Platypus Man
Mr. Loo
Bring 'Em Back Alive
The Big Brawl
Herbert
Pacific Heights
Toshio Watanabe
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Jimmy
Rise: Blood Hunter
Poe
Silence
Kichijiro
The Green Hornet
Low Sing
Taking Care of Business
Mr. Sakamoto
The Accomplice
Santos
Never So Few
Soldier in Hospital
Strawberry Road
Frank Machida
Kung Fu
Wong Ti Lu
Under the Rainbow
Nakomuri
The Killer Elite
Yuen Chung
Midnight Man
Buun Som
The Island at the Top of the World
Oomiak
Mr. T and Tina
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
The Wizard (archive footage)
Red Sun Rising
Buntoro Iga
Girls of the White Orchid
Mori
P.O.W. The Escape
Capt. Vinh
Murder in Paradise
Capt. Kilalo
The Bushido Blade
Enjiro
Sworn to Justice
Mr. Young
The Challenge
Yuro
The Perfect Weapon
Kim
Armed Response
Akira Tanaka
Riot
Mr. Lee
Kung Fu: The Movie
The Manchu
Visions
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Alegría
Old Momo
The Hawaiians
Mun Ki
The Nightingale
Gardener / Minister
When Hell Was in Session
Maj. Bai
Fools
Psychiatrist
The Great Bank Robbery
Secret Agent Fong
The Last Ninja
Aitaro Sakura
The Wash
Nobu Matsumoto
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
A Dangerous Place
Sensei
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Aku (voice)
Silent Assassins
Oyama
The Ugly Dachshund
Kenji
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Sgt. Moritaki
Cruel Game
Straw Hat
Hawaiian Heat
Maj. Taro Oshira
Fatal Mission
Trang
Farewell to Manzanar
Fukimoto
Cages
Tan
If Tomorrow Comes
Tadashi
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Tao Gan
Balance of Power
Todo Matsumoto
My Samurai
The Slanted Screen
Himself
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Oda
The Sea Wolf
An Unremarkable Life
Max Chin
Prisoners
Sgt. Nguyen
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
Narrator
Pacific Overtures
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Maid in Akihabara
Nightingale
Narrator (voice)
Yokahama Mama
Rooster (voice)