Mako
Acting
- Born:
- 1933-12-10
- Died:
- 2006-07-21
- Place of birth:
- Kobe, Japan
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 (both are actresses) and three grandchildren.
Known For
Filmography
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Rise: Blood Hunter
TMNT
Cages
The Slanted Screen
Memoirs of a Geisha
Maid in Akihabara
Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Duck Dodgers
Lost at Home
Bulletproof Monk
Cruel Game
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Monk
Samurai Jack
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
Pearl Harbor
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
The West Wing
The Accomplice
Alegría
Martial Law
The Bird People in China
Seven Years in Tibet
Riot
The Sea Wolf
Sworn to Justice
7th Heaven
Balance of Power
JAG
Midnight Man
Crying Freeman
Platypus Man
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
A Dangerous Place
Red Sun Rising
Diagnosis: Murder
Frasier
Rising Sun
Walker, Texas Ranger
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
RoboCop 3
Sidekicks
Nightingale
My Samurai
Strawberry Road
The Perfect Weapon
Pacific Heights
Taking Care of Business
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Fatal Mission
Murder in Paradise
An Unremarkable Life
The Paradise Club
Paradise
The Wash
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Silent Assassins
Supercarrier
Tour of Duty
Armed Response
P.O.W. The Escape
Kung Fu: The Movie
Lovejoy
Spenser: For Hire
The Equalizer
Hawaiian Heat
Hawaiian Heat
Conan the Destroyer
Girls of the White Orchid
Testament
The Last Ninja
The Nightingale
The A-Team
Voyagers!
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Faerie Tale Theatre
Conan the Barbarian
American Playhouse
An Eye for an Eye
Under the Rainbow
The Bushido Blade
The Greatest American Hero
Flamingo Road
Magnum, P.I.
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
The Big Brawl
When Hell Was in Session
A Man Called Sloane
The Facts of Life
Supertrain
The Incredible Hulk
Visions
Quincy, M.E.
Mr. T and Tina
Pacific Overtures
Anatomy of a Song
Farewell to Manzanar
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
The Killer Elite
Wonder Woman
Prisoners
Karate Sensei
Khan!
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
The Island at the Top of the World
The Green Hornet
Yokahama Mama
Kung Fu
M*A*S*H
The Streets of San Francisco
Anna and the King
If Tomorrow Comes
Silence
Columbo
Fools
The Hawaiians
The Challenge
Love, American Style
Room 222
The Great Bank Robbery
Hawaii Five-O
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Mannix
Ironside
The Sand Pebbles
The Time Tunnel
The Green Hornet
The Ugly Dachshund
The F.B.I.
I Dream of Jeannie
Gidget
The Big Valley
F Troop
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Burke's Law
Arrest and Trial
McHale's Navy
The Gallant Men
Ensign O'Toole
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Never So Few
77 Sunset Strip
Tony Awards
Black Sash