Mako

ActorCrewArt Dec 10 (died age 72) Kobe, Japan 1956–2017 (61 year career)

6.2 avg rating

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 mar…

Known For

Film

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Iroh (voice)

Film

Memoirs of a Geisha

Sakamoto

Film

Pearl Harbor

Isoroku Yamamoto

Film

Seven Years in Tibet

Kungo Tsarong

Film

Samurai Jack

Aku (voice)

Film

Conan the Barbarian

The Wizard / Narrator

Film

Conan the Destroyer

Akiro 'The Wizard'

Film

TMNT

Splinter (voice)

Filmography

Acting (146)

Movies (77)

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

as Aku (voice)

TMNT

as Splinter (voice)

Cages

as Tan

Rise: Blood Hunter

as Poe

The Slanted Screen

as Himself

Memoirs of a Geisha

as Sakamoto

Bulletproof Monk

as Mr. Kojima

Cruel Game

as Straw Hat

Pearl Harbor

as Isoroku Yamamoto

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

2000

as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)

6.7

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000

as The Wizard (archive footage)

The Accomplice

as Santos

Alegría

as Old Momo

The Bird People in China

as Shen

Seven Years in Tibet

as Kungo Tsarong

Riot

as Mr. Lee

The Sea Wolf

Seven Years in Tibet

as Kungo Tsarong

Balance of Power

as Todo Matsumoto

Sworn to Justice

as Mr. Young

Crying Freeman

as Shudo Shimazaki

Midnight Man

as Buun Som

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

as Nakano

A Dangerous Place

as Sensei

Red Sun Rising

as Buntoro Iga

RoboCop 3

as Kanemitsu

Rising Sun

as Yoshida-san

Sidekicks

as Mr. Lee

Nightingale

as Narrator (voice)

My Samurai

The Perfect Weapon

as Kim

Strawberry Road

as Frank Machida

Taking Care of Business

as Mr. Sakamoto

Pacific Heights

as Toshio Watanabe

Fatal Mission

as Trang

Murder in Paradise

as Capt. Kilalo

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

as Sgt. Moritaki

5.8

An Unremarkable Life

1989

as Max Chin

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

as Jimmy

Silent Assassins

as Oyama

The Wash

as Nobu Matsumoto

P.O.W. The Escape

as Capt. Vinh

Armed Response

as Akira Tanaka

Kung Fu: The Movie

as The Manchu

Conan the Destroyer

as Akiro 'The Wizard'

Hawaiian Heat

as Maj. Taro Oshira

Testament

as Mike

The Last Ninja

as Aitaro Sakura

Girls of the White Orchid

1983

as Mori

4.9

The Nightingale

1983

as Gardener / Minister

3.7

Conan the Barbarian

1982

as The Wizard / Narrator

An Eye for an Eye

as James Chan

Under the Rainbow

as Nakomuri

The Bushido Blade

as Enjiro

The Big Brawl

as Herbert

Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

1980

as Oda

When Hell Was in Session

as Maj. Bai

Farewell to Manzanar

as Fukimoto

Pacific Overtures

as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

9.0

Wataridori: Birds of Passage

1976

as narrator

The Killer Elite

1975

as Yuen Chung

5.8

Prisoners

1975

as Sgt. Nguyen

The Green Hornet

1974

as Low Sing

6.8

The Island at the Top of the World

1974

as Oomiak

6.5

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders

1974

as Tao Gan

Yokahama Mama

as Rooster (voice)

Silence

as Kichijiro

If Tomorrow Comes

as Tadashi

The Hawaiians

as Mun Ki

Fools

as Psychiatrist

The Challenge

as Yuro

The Great Bank Robbery

1969

as Secret Agent Fong

6.3

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

1968

as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura

The Sand Pebbles

as Po-han

The Ugly Dachshund

as Kenji

McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force

1965

as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)

5.2

Never So Few

1959

as Soldier in Hospital

5.4

Television (69)

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Iroh (voice)

Maid in Akihabara

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

Duck Dodgers

as Happy Cat (voice)

Lost at Home

Black Sash

Monk

as Master Zi

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002

as The Ancient One (voice)

7.9

Samurai Jack

2001

as Aku (voice)

8.4

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

2000

6.7

The West Wing

1999

as Dr. Yosh Takahashi

Martial Law

as Master Reng

7th Heaven

as Henry Muranaka

JAG

as Ichiro Higashimori

Platypus Man

as Mr. Loo

Diagnosis: Murder

as Lee Moy

Frasier

as Sam Tanaka

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Dr. Henry Lee

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

as Li Sung

The Paradise Club

as Mr. Yamamoto

Supercarrier

Paradise

as Kao

Tour of Duty

as Tran

Lovejoy

as Toshiro Tanaka

The Equalizer

as Jimmy Thanarat

Spenser: For Hire

Hawaiian Heat

as Maj. Taro Oshira

The A-Team

as Pastry Chef

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Gardener / Minister

Voyagers!

Bring 'Em Back Alive

The Greatest American Hero

as Master of Flowers

Flamingo Road

Magnum, P.I.

as Tozan

The Facts of Life

as Mr. Wakamatsu

A Man Called Sloane

as Tanaka

Supertrain

The Incredible Hulk

as Li Sung

Quincy, M.E.

as Mr. Yamaguchi

Visions

Mr. T and Tina

Wonder Woman

as Mr. Brown

Khan!

M*A*S*H

as Major Choi

The Streets of San Francisco

as Kenji

Anna and the King

Kung Fu

as Wong Ti Lu

Columbo

as Kanji Ousu

Love, American Style

as Jack

Room 222

Hawaii Five-O

as Kazuo Tahashi

Ironside

as Phil Tsang

Mannix

as Tami Okada

The Time Tunnel

as Lt. Nakamura

The Green Hornet

as Low Sing

I Dream of Jeannie

as Kato

The F.B.I.

as Angry Youth (uncredited)

The Big Valley

as Wong Lo

F Troop

as Samurai Warrior

Gidget

Broadside

as The Japanese Commander

Burke's Law

as Pete

Arrest and Trial

as Kyoto

McHale's Navy

The Lloyd Bridges Show

as Akai Takahashi

Ensign O'Toole

as Yamada, Jr.

The Gallant Men

77 Sunset Strip

as Ito Nakayama

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee/Performer

5.9

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

TMNT

In Memory Of

Silence

Production Design