Mako
Acting
Born December 10, 1933 · 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 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.
Films (76)
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
TMNT
2007
Cages
2007
The Slanted Screen
2006
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Bulletproof Monk
2003
Cruel Game
2002
Pearl Harbor
2001
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
The Accomplice
1999
Alegría
1999
The Bird People in China
1998
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
Riot
1997
The Sea Wolf
1997
Sworn to Justice
1996
Balance of Power
1996
Midnight Man
1995
Crying Freeman
1995
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
A Dangerous Place
1994
Red Sun Rising
1994
Rising Sun
1993
RoboCop 3
1993
Sidekicks
1992
Nightingale
1992
My Samurai
1992
Strawberry Road
1991
The Perfect Weapon
1991
Pacific Heights
1990
Taking Care of Business
1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
Fatal Mission
1990
Murder in Paradise
1990
An Unremarkable Life
1989
The Wash
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Silent Assassins
1988
Armed Response
1986
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
Hawaiian Heat
1984
Conan the Destroyer
1984
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
Testament
1983
The Last Ninja
1983
The Nightingale
1983
Conan the Barbarian
1982
An Eye for an Eye
1981
Under the Rainbow
1981
The Bushido Blade
1981
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
The Big Brawl
1980
When Hell Was in Session
1979
Pacific Overtures
1976
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
The Killer Elite
1975
Prisoners
1975
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
The Green Hornet
1974
Yokahama Mama
1972
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
Silence
1971
Fools
1970
The Hawaiians
1970
The Challenge
1970
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
The Sand Pebbles
1966
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
Never So Few
1959