

Mako
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
10 Dec 1933
Age
93 Years
Born In
Kobe, Japan
Total Projects
152
Years Active
61 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as Aku (voice)

movie
Rise: Blood Hunter
Rise: Blood Hunter
as Poe

movie
TMNT
TMNT
as Splinter (voice)

movie
Cages
Cages
as Tan

movie
The Slanted Screen
The Slanted Screen
as Himself

movie
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sakamoto

tv
Maid in Akihabara
Maid in Akihabara

tv
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Iroh (voice)

tv
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

tv
Duck Dodgers
Duck Dodgers
as Happy Cat (voice)

tv
Duck Dodgers
Duck Dodgers
as Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)

tv
Lost at Home
Lost at Home

tv
Black Sash
Black Sash
as Master Li

movie
Bulletproof Monk
Bulletproof Monk
as Mr. Kojima

movie
Cruel Game
Cruel Game
as Straw Hat

tv
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as The Ancient One (voice)

tv
Monk
Monk
as Master Zi

tv
Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack
as Aku (voice)

movie
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
as Isoroku Yamamoto

movie
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)

tv
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

movie
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as The Wizard (archive footage)

tv
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Dr. Yosh Takahashi

movie
The Accomplice
The Accomplice
as Santos

movie
Alegría
Alegría
as Old Momo

tv
Martial Law
Martial Law
as Master Reng

movie
The Bird People in China
The Bird People in China
as Shen

movie
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
as Kungo Tsarong

movie
Riot
Riot
as Mr. Lee

movie
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf

movie
Sworn to Justice
Sworn to Justice
as Mr. Young

tv
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
as Henry Muranaka

movie
Balance of Power
Balance of Power
as Todo Matsumoto

tv
JAG
JAG
as Ichiro Higashimori

movie
Midnight Man
Midnight Man
as Buun Som

movie
Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman
as Shudo Shimazaki

tv
Platypus Man
Platypus Man
as Mr. Loo

movie
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Nakano

movie
A Dangerous Place
A Dangerous Place
as Sensei

movie
Red Sun Rising
Red Sun Rising
as Buntoro Iga

tv
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Lee Moy

tv
Frasier
Frasier
as Sam Tanaka

movie
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
as Yoshida-san

tv
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Dr. Henry Lee

tv
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Edward Song

tv
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Li Sung

movie
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
as Kanemitsu

movie
Sidekicks
Sidekicks
as Mr. Lee

movie
Nightingale
Nightingale
as Narrator (voice)

movie
My Samurai
My Samurai

movie
Strawberry Road
Strawberry Road
as Frank Machida

movie
The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect Weapon
as Kim

movie
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights
as Toshio Watanabe

movie
Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business
as Mr. Sakamoto

movie
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Sgt. Moritaki

movie
Fatal Mission
Fatal Mission
as Trang

movie
Murder in Paradise
Murder in Paradise
as Capt. Kilalo

movie
An Unremarkable Life
An Unremarkable Life
as Max Chin

tv
The Paradise Club
The Paradise Club
as Mr. Yamamoto

tv
Paradise
Paradise
as Kao

movie
The Wash
The Wash
as Nobu Matsumoto

movie
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Jimmy

movie
Silent Assassins
Silent Assassins
as Oyama

tv
Supercarrier
Supercarrier

tv
Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty
as Tran

movie
Armed Response
Armed Response
as Akira Tanaka

movie
P.O.W. The Escape
P.O.W. The Escape
as Capt. Vinh

movie
Kung Fu: The Movie
Kung Fu: The Movie
as The Manchu

tv
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Toshiro Tanaka

tv
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Jimmy Thanarat

movie
Hawaiian Heat
Hawaiian Heat
as Maj. Taro Oshira

tv
Hawaiian Heat
Hawaiian Heat
as Maj. Taro Oshira

movie
Conan the Destroyer
Conan the Destroyer
as Akiro 'The Wizard'

movie
Girls of the White Orchid
Girls of the White Orchid
as Mori

movie
Testament
Testament
as Mike

movie
The Last Ninja
The Last Ninja
as Aitaro Sakura

movie
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
as Gardener / Minister

tv
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Pastry Chef

tv
Voyagers!
Voyagers!

tv
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Bring 'Em Back Alive

tv
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Gardener / Minister

movie
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
as The Wizard / Narrator

movie
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
as James Chan

movie
Under the Rainbow
Under the Rainbow
as Nakomuri

movie
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade
as Enjiro

tv
The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero
as Master of Flowers

tv
Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road

tv
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Tozan

movie
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
as Oda

movie
The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl
as Herbert

movie
When Hell Was in Session
When Hell Was in Session
as Maj. Bai

tv
A Man Called Sloane
A Man Called Sloane
as Tanaka

tv
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
as Mr. Wakamatsu

tv
Supertrain
Supertrain
as Kirby Yamashida

tv
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as Li Sung

tv
Visions
Visions

tv
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as John Moroshima

tv
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Mr. Yamaguchi

tv
Mr. T and Tina
Mr. T and Tina

movie
Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

movie
Farewell to Manzanar
Farewell to Manzanar
as Fukimoto

movie
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
as Narrator

movie
The Killer Elite
The Killer Elite
as Yuen Chung

tv
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Mr. Brown

movie
Prisoners
Prisoners
as Sgt. Nguyen

movie
Karate Sensei
Karate Sensei
as Narrator

tv
Khan!
Khan!

movie
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
as Tao Gan

movie
The Island at the Top of the World
The Island at the Top of the World
as Oomiak

movie
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
as Low Sing

movie
Yokahama Mama
Yokahama Mama
as Rooster (voice)

tv
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Wong Ti Lu

tv
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as Major Choi

tv
Anna and the King
Anna and the King
as Sanum

movie
If Tomorrow Comes
If Tomorrow Comes
as Tadashi

movie
Silence
Silence
as Kichijiro

tv
Columbo
Columbo
as Kanji Ousu

movie
Fools
Fools
as Psychiatrist

movie
The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians
as Mun Ki

movie
The Challenge
The Challenge
as Yuro

tv
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Jack

tv
Room 222
Room 222

movie
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
as Secret Agent Fong

tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Kazuo Tahashi

movie
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura

tv
Mannix
Mannix
as Tami Okada

tv
Ironside
Ironside
as Phil Tsang

movie
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles
as Po-han

tv
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
as Lt. Nakamura

tv
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
as Low Sing

movie
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund
as Kenji

tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Yoshimura

tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Angry Youth (uncredited)

tv
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
as Kato

tv
Gidget
Gidget

tv
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Wong Lo

tv
F Troop
F Troop
as Samurai Warrior

movie
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)

tv
Broadside
Broadside
as Captain Osato

tv
Broadside
Broadside
as The Japanese Commander

tv
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Happy Tuava

tv
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Pete

tv
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
as Kyoto

tv
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy

tv
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy
as Lt. Sakawa

tv
The Gallant Men
The Gallant Men

tv
Ensign O'Toole
Ensign O'Toole
as Yamada, Jr.

tv
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as Akai Takahashi

movie
Never So Few
Never So Few
as Soldier in Hospital

tv
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Ito Nakayama

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer