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