12/10/1933
Kobe, Japan:
Mako wurde in Kobe, Japan, als Sohn des bekannten Kinderbuchautors und -illustrators Taro Yashima geboren. Seine Eltern wanderten in die USA aus, als er noch klein war. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, im Jahr 1949, folgte er ihnen und leistete in den 1950er Jahren seinen Militärdienst. 1956 wurde er amerikanischer Staatsbürger. Nach seiner Ankunft in den USA studierte Mako zunächst Architektur. Während seiner Militärzeit entdeckte er sein schauspielerisches Talent und absolvierte eine Ausbildung am Pasadena Community Playhouse. Mako war mit der Schauspielerin Shizuko Hoshi verheiratet. Das Paar hatte zwei Töchter (beide ebenfalls Schauspielerinnen) und drei Enkelkinder.
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Rise: Blood Hunter (2007) as Poe |
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TMNT (2007) as Splinter (voice) |
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Cages (2007) as Tan |
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The Slanted Screen (2006) as Himself |
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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) as Sakamoto |
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Bulletproof Monk (2003) as Mr. Kojima |
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Cruel Game (2002) as Straw Hat |
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Pearl Harbor (2001) as Isoroku Yamamoto |
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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice) |
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Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000) as The Wizard (archive footage) |
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共犯者 (1999) as Santos |
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Alegría (1999) as Old Momo |
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中国の鳥人 (1998) as Shen |
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Seven Years in Tibet (1997) as Kungo Tsarong |
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Riot (1997) as Mr. Lee |
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The Sea Wolf (1997) as |
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Sworn to Justice (1996) as Mr. Young |
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Balance of Power (1996) as Todo Matsumoto |
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Midnight Man (1995) as Buun Som |
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Crying Freeman (1995) as Shudo Shimazaki |
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Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994) as Nakano |
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A Dangerous Place (1994) as Sensei |
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Red Sun Rising (1994) as Buntoro Iga |
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Rising Sun (1993) as Yoshida-san |
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RoboCop 3 (1993) as Kanemitsu |
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Sidekicks (1992) as Mr. Lee |
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Nightingale (1992) as Narrator (voice) |
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My Samurai (1992) as |
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ストロベリーロード (1991) as Frank Machida |
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The Perfect Weapon (1991) as Kim |
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Pacific Heights (1990) as Toshio Watanabe |
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Taking Care of Business (1990) as Mr. Sakamoto |
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Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) as Sgt. Moritaki |
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Fatal Mission (1990) as Trang |
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Murder in Paradise (1990) as Capt. Kilalo |
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An Unremarkable Life (1989) as Max Chin |
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The Wash (1988) as Nobu Matsumoto |
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) as Jimmy |
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Silent Assassins (1988) as Oyama |
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Armed Response (1986) as Akira Tanaka |
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Behind Enemy Lines (1986) as Capt. Vinh |
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Kung Fu: The Movie (1986) as The Manchu |
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Hawaiian Heat (1984) as Maj. Taro Oshira |
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Conan the Destroyer (1984) as Akiro 'The Wizard' |
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Girls of the White Orchid (1983) as Mori |
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Testament (1983) as Mike |
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The Last Ninja (1983) as Aitaro Sakura |
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The Nightingale (1983) as Gardener / Minister |
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Conan the Barbarian (1982) as The Wizard / Narrator |
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An Eye for an Eye (1981) as James Chan |
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Under the Rainbow (1981) as Nakomuri |
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The Bushido Blade (1981) as Enjiro |
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Hito Hata: Raise the Banner (1980) as Oda |
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The Big Brawl (1980) as Herbert |
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When Hell Was in Session (1979) as Maj. Bai |
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Pacific Overtures (1976) as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble |
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Farewell to Manzanar (1976) as Fukimoto |
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Wataridori: Birds of Passage (1976) as Narrator |
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The Killer Elite (1975) as Yuen Chung |
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Prisoners (1975) as Sgt. Nguyen |
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Karate Sensei (1975) as Narrator |
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Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974) as Tao Gan |
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The Island at the Top of the World (1974) as Oomiak |
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The Green Hornet (1974) as Low Sing |
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Yokahama Mama (1972) as Rooster (voice) |
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If Tomorrow Comes (1971) as Tadashi |
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沈黙 SILENCE (1971) as Kichijiro |
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Fools (1970) as Psychiatrist |
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The Hawaiians (1970) as Mun Ki |
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The Challenge (1970) as Yuro |
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The Great Bank Robbery (1969) as Secret Agent Fong |
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The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968) as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura |
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The Sand Pebbles (1966) as Po-han |
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The Ugly Dachshund (1966) as Kenji |
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McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965) as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited) |
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Never So Few (1959) as Soldier in Hospital |
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TMNT (2007) In Memory Of |
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沈黙 SILENCE (1971) Production Design |