Acting
Mako
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.
Movies with Mako
Pearl Harbor
2001
Conan the Barbarian
1982
TMNT
2007
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Conan the Destroyer
1984
RoboCop 3
1993
Pacific Heights
1990
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
Crying Freeman
1995
Sidekicks
1992
Bulletproof Monk
2003
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
Rising Sun
1993
The Sand Pebbles
1966
The Big Brawl
1980
Testament
1983
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
An Eye for an Eye
1981
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
Sworn to Justice
1996
Taking Care of Business
1990
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
The Hawaiians
1970
The Bushido Blade
1981
Never So Few
1959
The Perfect Weapon
1991
The Bird People in China
1998
The Killer Elite
1975
Alegría
1999
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
Midnight Man
1995
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
Armed Response
1986
Yokahama Mama
1972
Under the Rainbow
1981
The Green Hornet
1974
Red Sun Rising
1994
A Dangerous Place
1994
Pacific Overtures
1976
The Last Ninja
1983
The Challenge
1970
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
Cages
2007
Fatal Mission
1990
Murder in Paradise
1990
Silence
1971
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
Cruel Game
2002
When Hell Was in Session
1979
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
The Nightingale
1983
The Slanted Screen
2006
An Unremarkable Life
1989
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
Silent Assassins
1988
Prisoners
1975
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
The Sea Wolf
1997
My Samurai
1992
The Wash
1988
Riot
1997
Balance of Power
1996
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
Hawaiian Heat
1984
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
The Accomplice
1999
Strawberry Road
1991
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
Anatomy of a Song
1976
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
Karate Sensei
1975
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
Fools
1970
Nightingale
1992
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
TV Shows with Mako
Columbo
1971
Monk
2002
JAG
1995
The West Wing
1999
Frasier
1993
Mannix
1967
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The A-Team
1983
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Ironside
1967
M*A*S*H
1972
Hawaii Five-O
1968
The Equalizer
1985
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Tony Awards
1956
Love, American Style
1969
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
Burke's Law
1963
Samurai Jack
2001
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Big Valley
1965
The Facts of Life
1979
7th Heaven
1996
The F.B.I.
1965
Martial Law
1998
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
Tour of Duty
1987
Duck Dodgers
2003
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Room 222
1969
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Time Tunnel
1966
Wonder Woman
1975
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Spenser: For Hire
1985
McHale's Navy
1962
Lovejoy
1986
Arrest and Trial
1963
Voyagers!
1982
F Troop
1965
The Green Hornet
1966
Gidget
1965
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Flamingo Road
1981
The Paradise Club
1989
The Gallant Men
1962
Ensign O'Toole
1962
Anna and the King
1972
Broadside
1964
Paradise
1988
Black Sash
2003
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
Supercarrier
1988
Supertrain
1979
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
A Man Called Sloane
1979
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982
Visions
1976
Platypus Man
1995
Khan!
1975
Kung Fu
1972
Hawaiian Heat
1984
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
Mr. T and Tina
1976
Lost at Home
2003
Maid in Akihabara
2005