Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017 · Movie
as Aku (voice)
Mako
1933-12-10
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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.
Filmography
TMNT
2007 · Movie
as Splinter (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007 · Movie
as Poe
Cages
2007 · Movie
as Tan
The Slanted Screen
2006 · Movie
as Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 · Movie
as Sakamoto
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · TV Show
as Iroh (voice)
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Maid in Akihabara
2005 · TV Show
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004 · TV Show
Bulletproof Monk
2003 · Movie
as Mr. Kojima
Black Sash
2003 · TV Show
as Master Li
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Lost at Home
2003 · TV Show
Duck Dodgers
2003 · TV Show
as Happy Cat (voice), Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)
Cruel Game
2002 · Movie
as Straw Hat
Monk
2002 · TV Show
as Master Zi
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 · TV Show
as The Ancient One (voice)
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Movie
as Admiral Yamamoto
Samurai Jack
2001 · TV Show
as Aku (voice)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000 · Movie
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000 · Movie
as The Wizard (archive footage)
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000 · TV Show
The Accomplice
1999 · Movie
as Santos
Alegría
1999 · Movie
as Old Momo
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
as Dr. Yosh Takahashi
The Bird People in China
1998 · Movie
as Shen
Martial Law
1998 · TV Show
as Master Reng
Seven Years in Tibet
1997 · Movie
as Kungo Tsarong
The Sea Wolf
1997 · Movie
Riot
1997 · Movie
as Mr. Lee
Sworn to Justice
1996 · Movie
as Mr. Young
Balance of Power
1996 · Movie
as Todo Matsumoto
7th Heaven
1996 · TV Show
as Henry Muranaka
Midnight Man
1995 · Movie
as Buun Som
Crying Freeman
1995 · Movie
as Shudo Shimazaki
Platypus Man
1995 · TV Show
as Mr. Loo
JAG
1995 · TV Show
as Ichiro Higashimori
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994 · Movie
as Nakano
Red Sun Rising
1994 · Movie
as Buntoro Iga
A Dangerous Place
1994 · Movie
as Sensei
RoboCop 3
1993 · Movie
as Kanemitsu
Rising Sun
1993 · Movie
as Yoshida-san
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993 · TV Show
as Li Sung
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · TV Show
as Dr. Henry Lee, Edward Song
Frasier
1993 · TV Show
as Sam Tanaka
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · TV Show
as Lee Moy
Sidekicks
1992 · Movie
as Mr. Lee
Nightingale
1992 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
My Samurai
1992 · Movie
The Perfect Weapon
1991 · Movie
as Kim
Strawberry Road
1991 · Movie
as Frank Machida
Pacific Heights
1990 · Movie
as Toshio Watanabe
Fatal Mission
1990 · Movie
as Trang
Taking Care of Business
1990 · Movie
as Mr. Sakamoto
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990 · Movie
as Sgt. Moritaki
Murder in Paradise
1990 · Movie
as Capt. Kilalo
An Unremarkable Life
1989 · Movie
as Max Chin
The Paradise Club
1989 · TV Show
as Mr. Yamamoto
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 · Movie
as Jimmy
Silent Assassins
1988 · Movie
as Oyama
The Wash
1988 · Movie
as Nobu Matsumoto
Paradise
1988 · TV Show
as Kao
Supercarrier
1988 · TV Show
Tour of Duty
1987 · TV Show
as Tran
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986 · Movie
as The Manchu
Armed Response
1986 · Movie
as Akira Tanaka
P.O.W. The Escape
1986 · Movie
as Capt. Vinh
Lovejoy
1986 · TV Show
as Toshiro Tanaka
Spenser: For Hire
1985 · TV Show
The Equalizer
1985 · TV Show
as Jimmy Thanarat
Conan the Destroyer
1984 · Movie
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
Hawaiian Heat
1984 · Movie
as Maj. Taro Oshira
Hawaiian Heat
1984 · TV Show
as Maj. Taro Oshira
The Last Ninja
1983 · Movie
as Aitaro Sakura
Girls of the White Orchid
1983 · Movie
as Mori
Testament
1983 · Movie
as Mike
The Nightingale
1983 · Movie
as Gardener / Minister
The A-Team
1983 · TV Show
as Pastry Chef
Conan the Barbarian
1982 · Movie
as The Wizard / Narrator
Voyagers!
1982 · TV Show
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982 · TV Show
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · TV Show
as Gardener / Minister
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Mike, Nobu Matsumoto
An Eye for an Eye
1981 · Movie
as James Chan
Under the Rainbow
1981 · Movie
as Nakomuri
The Bushido Blade
1981 · Movie
as Enjiro
The Greatest American Hero
1981 · TV Show
as Master of Flowers
Flamingo Road
1981 · TV Show
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980 · Movie
as Oda
The Big Brawl
1980 · Movie
as Herbert
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · TV Show
as Tozan
When Hell Was in Session
1979 · Movie
as Maj. Bai
The Facts of Life
1979 · TV Show
as Mr. Wakamatsu
A Man Called Sloane
1979 · TV Show
as Tanaka
Supertrain
1979 · TV Show
as Kirby Yamashida
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · TV Show
as Li Sung
Farewell to Manzanar
1976 · Movie
as Fukimoto
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976 · Movie
as Narrator
Pacific Overtures
1976 · Movie
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Anatomy of a Song
1976 · Movie
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Mr. T and Tina
1976 · TV Show
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Visions
1976 · TV Show
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
as John Moroshima, Mr. Yamaguchi
The Killer Elite
1975 · Movie
as Yuen Chung
Prisoners
1975 · Movie
as Sgt. Nguyen
Karate Sensei
1975 · Movie
as Narrator
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Mr. Brown
Khan!
1975 · TV Show
The Island at the Top of the World
1974 · Movie
as Oomiak
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974 · Movie
as Tao Gan
The Green Hornet
1974 · Movie
as Low Sing
Yokahama Mama
1972 · Movie
as Rooster (voice)
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Movie
as Kenji
M*A*S*H
1972 · TV Show
as Major Choi
Kung Fu
1972 · TV Show
as Wong Ti Lu
Anna and the King
1972 · TV Show
as Sanum
Silence
1971 · Movie
as Kichijiro
If Tomorrow Comes
1971 · Movie
as Tadashi
Columbo
1971 · TV Show
as Kanji Ousu
The Challenge
1970 · Movie
as Yuro
The Hawaiians
1970 · Movie
as Mun Ki
Fools
1970 · Movie
as Psychiatrist
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 · Movie
as Secret Agent Fong
Love, American Style
1969 · TV Show
as Jack
Room 222
1969 · TV Show
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968 · Movie
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV Show
as Kazuo Tahashi
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
as Tami Okada
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
as Phil Tsang
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · Movie
as Po-han
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Movie
as Kenji
The Time Tunnel
1966 · TV Show
as Lt. Nakamura
The Green Hornet
1966 · TV Show
as Low Sing
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965 · Movie
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
F Troop
1965 · TV Show
as Samurai Warrior
Gidget
1965 · TV Show
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Yoshimura, Angry Youth (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · TV Show
as Kato
The Big Valley
1965 · TV Show
as Wong Lo
Broadside
1964 · TV Show
as Captain Osato, The Japanese Commander
Burke's Law
1963 · TV Show
as Happy Tuava, Pete
Arrest and Trial
1963 · TV Show
as Kyoto
The Gallant Men
1962 · TV Show
McHale's Navy
1962 · TV Show
as Lt. Sakawa
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 · TV Show
as Akai Takahashi
Ensign O'Toole
1962 · TV Show
as Yamada, Jr.
Never So Few
1959 · Movie
as Soldier in Hospital
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV Show
as Ito Nakayama
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee / Performer
