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