10.0
10.0
Strawberry Road
1991
as Frank Machida
Mako
Acting
Born:December 10, 1933
Died:July 21, 2006(aged 72)
Birthplace:Kobe, Japan
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (76 movies)
10.0
10.0
The Slanted Screen
2006
as Himself
9.0
9.0
Fatal Mission
1990
as Trang
9.0
9.0
Pacific Overtures
1976
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
8.2
8.2
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
as Aku (voice)
8.0
8.0
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Tadashi
7.7
7.7
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as Sakamoto
7.2
7.2
Silence
1971
as Kichijiro
7.2
7.2
The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Po-han
7.2
7.2
The Bird People in China
1998
as Shen
7.2
7.2
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
as Kungo Tsarong
7.0
7.0
When Hell Was in Session
1979
as Maj. Bai
6.9
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
6.8
6.8
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as The Wizard / Narrator
6.8
6.8
The Green Hornet
1974
as Low Sing
6.7
6.7
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Jimmy
6.7
6.7
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
as The Wizard (archive footage)
6.7
6.7
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Kenji
6.7
6.7
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
6.6
6.6
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
1999
as Old Momo
6.4
6.4
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
as Oomiak
6.3
6.3
Crying Freeman
1995
as Shudo Shimazaki
6.3
6.3
Testament
1983
as Mike
6.3
6.3
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Secret Agent Fong
6.2
6.2
Pacific Heights
1990
as Toshio Watanabe
6.2
6.2
Taking Care of Business
1990
as Mr. Sakamoto
6.1
6.1
Rising Sun
1993
as Yoshida-san
6.1
6.1
TMNT
2007
as Splinter (voice)
6.1
6.1
Conan the Destroyer
1984
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
6.1
6.1
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Kim
6.1
6.1
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
6.1
6.1
Balance of Power
1996
as Todo Matsumoto
6.1
6.1
A Dangerous Place
1994
as Sensei
6.0
6.0
The Challenge
1970
as Yuro
6.0
6.0
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
as Fukimoto
5.9
5.9
The Big Brawl
1980
as Herbert
5.8
5.8
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
as Sgt. Moritaki
5.7
5.7
The Killer Elite
1975
as Yuen Chung
5.5
5.5
Bulletproof Monk
2003
as Mr. Kojima
5.5
5.5
The Accomplice
1999
5.4
5.4
Never So Few
1959
as Soldier in Hospital
5.4
5.4
The Bushido Blade
1981
as Enjiro
5.4
5.4
The Hawaiians
1970
as Mun Ki
5.4
5.4
Sworn to Justice
1996
as Mr. Young
5.4
5.4
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
as Poe
5.3
5.3
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
as The Manchu
5.2
5.2
Sidekicks
1992
as Mr. Lee
5.2
5.2
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
Under the Rainbow
1981
as Nakomuri
5.1
5.1
An Eye for an Eye
1981
as James Chan
5.1
5.1
Midnight Man
1995
as Buun Som
5.0
5.0
Riot
1997
as Mr. Lee
5.0
5.0
Yokahama Mama
1972
as Rooster (voice)
4.9
4.9
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
as Mori
4.9
4.9
Silent Assassins
1988
as Oyama
4.9
4.9
RoboCop 3
1993
as Kanemitsu
4.8
4.8
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
as Nakano
4.7
4.7
Murder in Paradise
1990
as Capt. Kilalo
4.7
4.7
Armed Response
1986
as Akira Tanaka
4.5
4.5
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
as Capt. Vinh
4.5
4.5
Red Sun Rising
1994
as Buntoro Iga
4.0
4.0
The Sea Wolf
1997
4.0
4.0
My Samurai
1992
3.7
3.7
The Nightingale
1983
as Gardener / Minister
3.3
3.3
Cages
2005
as Tan
3.2
3.2
The Last Ninja
1983
as Aitaro Sakura
3.0
3.0
Hawaiian Heat
1984
as Maj. Taro Oshira
2.2
2.2
Cruel Game
2002
as Straw Hat
1.0
1.0
Fools
1970
as Psychiatrist
The Wash
1988
as Nobu Matsumoto
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
as Oda
Nightingale
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
as narrator
Prisoners
1975
as Sgt. Nguyen
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
as Tao Gan
An Unremarkable Life
1989
as Max Chin
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