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 148
Frasier
1993
Columbo
1971
The West Wing
1999
JAG
1995
Monk
2002
Ironside
1967
M*A*S*H
1972
The A-Team
1983
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Tony Awards
1956
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Samurai Jack
2001
The Facts of Life
1979
American Playhouse
1982
Love, American Style
1969
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Mannix
1967
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Room 222
1969
Duck Dodgers
2003
The Big Valley
1965
Burke's Law
1963
The Equalizer
1985
Tour of Duty
1987
7th Heaven
1996
Martial Law
1998
The F.B.I.
1965
McHale's Navy
1962
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
Pearl Harbor
2001
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Wonder Woman
1975
The Time Tunnel
1966
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Conan the Barbarian
1982
The Green Hornet
1966
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Conan the Destroyer
1984
Lovejoy
1986
F Troop
1965
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
RoboCop 3
1993
Voyagers!
1982
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
TMNT
2007
Arrest and Trial
1963
Supertrain
1979
Pacific Heights
1990
Gidget
1965
Flamingo Road
1981
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
Bulletproof Monk
2003
Crying Freeman
1995
Rising Sun
1993
The Paradise Club
1989
Anna and the King
1972
Ensign O'Toole
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
Black Sash
The Big Brawl
1980
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
The Gallant Men
1962
Taking Care of Business
1990
Testament
1983
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
The Killer Elite
1975
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982
Paradise
1988
Supercarrier
1988
Never So Few
1959
Sidekicks
1992
A Man Called Sloane
1979
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
Visions
1976
Red Sun Rising
1994
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
Platypus Man
1995
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
The Sand Pebbles
1966
An Eye for an Eye
1981
The Bushido Blade
1981
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
The Bird People in China
1998
Alegría
1999
Khan!
1975
The Perfect Weapon
1991
Silence
1971
A Dangerous Place
1994
Under the Rainbow
1981
The Hawaiians
1970
Midnight Man
1995
Sworn to Justice
1996
The Challenge
1970
Mr. T and Tina
1976
Hawaiian Heat
1984
Lost at Home
2003
The Last Ninja
1983
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
Maid in Akihabara
2005
Strawberry Road
1991
Pacific Overtures
1976
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
Armed Response
1986
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
The Green Hornet
1974
Balance of Power
1996
Kung Fu
1972
Silent Assassins
1988
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
Yokahama Mama
1972
Riot
1997
Murder in Paradise
1990
The Nightingale
1983
The Sea Wolf
1997
When Hell Was in Session
1979
The Slanted Screen
2006
Cages
2007
An Unremarkable Life
1989
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
Cruel Game
2002
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
Fatal Mission
1990
Fools
1970
Hawaiian Heat
1984
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Wash
1988
Karate Sensei
1975
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
Prisoners
1975
My Samurai
1992
The Accomplice
1999
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
Anatomy of a Song
1976
Nightingale
1992
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
2001