Mako

Explore Mako's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Acting

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.

Filmography

• Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie (2017)
• Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
• TMNT (2007)
• Cages (2007)
• The Slanted Screen (2006)
• Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
• Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky (2005)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)
• Cruel Game (2002)
• Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto (2001)
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
• Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000)
• The Accomplice (1999)
• Alegría (1999)
• The Bird People in China (1998)
• Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
• Riot (1997)
• The Sea Wolf (1997)
• Sworn to Justice (1996)
• Balance of Power (1996)
• Midnight Man (1995)
• Crying Freeman (1995)
• Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
• A Dangerous Place (1994)
• Red Sun Rising (1994)
• Rising Sun (1993)
• RoboCop 3 (1993)
• Sidekicks (1992)
• Nightingale (1992)
• My Samurai (1992)
• Strawberry Road (1991)
• The Perfect Weapon (1991)
• Pacific Heights (1990)
• Taking Care of Business (1990)
• Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
• Fatal Mission (1990)
• Murder in Paradise (1990)
• An Unremarkable Life (1989)
• The Wash (1988)
• Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
• Silent Assassins (1988)
• Armed Response (1986)
• P.O.W. The Escape (1986)
• Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
• Hawaiian Heat (1984)
• Conan the Destroyer (1984)
• Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
• Testament (1983)
• The Last Ninja (1983)
• The Nightingale (1983)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982)
• An Eye for an Eye (1981)
• Under the Rainbow (1981)
• The Bushido Blade (1981)
• Hito Hata: Raise the Banner (1980)
• The Big Brawl (1980)
• When Hell Was in Session (1979)
• Pacific Overtures (1976)
• Anatomy of a Song (1976)
• Farewell to Manzanar (1976)
• Wataridori: Birds of Passage (1976)
• The Killer Elite (1975)
• Prisoners (1975)
• Karate Sensei (1975)
• Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974)
• The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
• The Green Hornet (1974)
• Yokahama Mama (1972)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
• If Tomorrow Comes (1971)
• Silence (1971)
• Fools (1970)
• The Hawaiians (1970)
• The Challenge (1970)
• The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
• The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
• The Sand Pebbles (1966)
• The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
• McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965)
• Never So Few (1959)