Mako
Acting
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.
As actor 149
Columbo
1971
Monk
2002
Frasier
1993
The West Wing
1999
JAG
1995
M*A*S*H
1972
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Ironside
1967
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Love, American Style
1969
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Mannix
1967
The A-Team
1983
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Tony Awards
1956
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Facts of Life
1979
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
American Playhouse
1982
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
The Big Valley
1965
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Equalizer
1985
Samurai Jack
2001
The F.B.I.
1965
7th Heaven
1996
Burke's Law
1963
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
McHale's Navy
1962
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Tour of Duty
1987
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Duck Dodgers
2003
Martial Law
1998
Room 222
1969
Wonder Woman
1975
The Time Tunnel
1966
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
F Troop
1965
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Lovejoy
1986
Pearl Harbor
2001
The Green Hornet
1966
Arrest and Trial
1963
Supertrain
1979
Voyagers!
1982
Conan the Barbarian
1982
Gidget
1965
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Flamingo Road
1981
The Gallant Men
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
TMNT
2007
Conan the Destroyer
1984
Ensign O'Toole
1962
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982
The Paradise Club
1989
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
RoboCop 3
1993
Anna and the King
1972
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
Paradise
1988
A Man Called Sloane
1979
Black Sash
2003
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Rising Sun
1993
Taking Care of Business
1990
Bulletproof Monk
2003
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
Pacific Heights
1990
Platypus Man
1995
Crying Freeman
1995
The Sand Pebbles
1966
The Big Brawl
1980
Supercarrier
1988
Visions
1976
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
Khan!
1975
Hawaiian Heat
1984
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
Sidekicks
1992
The Killer Elite
1975
An Eye for an Eye
1981
Testament
1983
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
The Perfect Weapon
1991
Mr. T and Tina
1976
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
Lost at Home
2003
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
Never So Few
1959
Kung Fu
1972
Alegría
1999
Silence
1971
Sworn to Justice
1996
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
The Bird People in China
1998
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
Red Sun Rising
1994
The Hawaiians
1970
A Dangerous Place
1994
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
Midnight Man
1995
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
2001
Pacific Overtures
1976
When Hell Was in Session
1979
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
The Bushido Blade
1981
Under the Rainbow
1981
Armed Response
1986
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
The Green Hornet
1974
Yokahama Mama
1972
Murder in Paradise
1990
Maid in Akihabara
2005
The Nightingale
1983
The Last Ninja
1983
Cruel Game
2002
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Sea Wolf
1997
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
The Slanted Screen
2006
The Challenge
1970
The Wash
1988
Silent Assassins
1988
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
The Accomplice
1999
Hawaiian Heat
1984
Fools
1970
Anatomy of a Song
1976
Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky
2005
Riot
1997
Balance of Power
1996
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
An Unremarkable Life
1989
Strawberry Road
1991
Prisoners
1975
My Samurai
1992
Cages
2007
Fatal Mission
1990
Nightingale
1992
Karate Sensei
1975