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...
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Seven Years in Tibet
As Kungo Tsarong
TMNT
As Splinter (voice)
Pearl Harbor
As Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Rise: Blood Hunter
As Poe
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
As Oda
Pacific Heights
As Toshio Watanabe
RoboCop 3
As Kanemitsu
The Sand Pebbles
As Po-han
Sidekicks
As Mr. Lee
Bulletproof Monk
As Mr. Kojima
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
As Nakano
The Killer Elite
As Yuen Chung
Rising Sun
As Yoshida-san
Conan the Destroyer
As Akiro 'The Wizard'
Conan the Barbarian
As The Wizard / Narrator
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
As Jimmy
Silent Assassins
As Oyama
The Bird People in China
As Shen
Cages
As Tan
The Island at the Top of the World
As Oomiak
An Eye for an Eye
As James Chan
The Last Ninja
As Aitaro Sakura
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
As Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
The Challenge
As Yuro
Under the Rainbow
As Nakomuri
Kung Fu The Movie
As The Manchu
Armed Response
As Akira Tanaka
The Big Brawl
As Herbert
Silence
As Kichijiro
Sworn to Justice
As Mr. Young
The Hawaiians
As Mun Ki
Cruel Game
As Straw Hat
P.O.W. The Escape
As Capt. Vinh
Girls of the White Orchid
As Mori
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
As Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
Red Sun Rising
As Buntoro Iga
The Wash
As Nobu Matsumoto
The Great Bank Robbery
As Secret Agent Fong
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
As The Wizard (archive footage)
The Bushido Blade
As Enjiro
The Sea Wolf
Fatal Mission
As Trang
Midnight Man
As Buun Som
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
As Tao Gan
An Unremarkable Life
As Max Chin
The Green Hornet
As Low Sing
Nightingale
As Narrator (voice)
The Slanted Screen
As Himself
A Dangerous Place
As Sensei
Hawaiian Heat
As Maj. Taro Oshira
Prisoners
As Sgt. Nguyen
Never So Few
As Soldier in Hospital
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
As Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Balance of Power
As Todo Matsumoto
Testament
As Mike
When Hell Was in Session
As Maj. Bai
Farewell to Manzanar
As Fukimoto
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
As narrator
Yokahama Mama
As Rooster (voice)
The Perfect Weapon
As Kim
Taking Care of Business
As Mr. Sakamoto
Crying Freeman
As Shido Shimazaki
My Samurai
The Ugly Dachshund
As Kenji
Pacific Overtures
As Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
The Nightingale
As Gardener / Minister
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
As Aku
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
As Sgt. Moritaki
Murder in Paradise
As Capt. Kilalo
Strawberry Road
As Frank Machida
The Accomplice
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
As Old Momo
Memoirs of a Geisha
As Sakamoto
Fools
As Psychiatrist
If Tomorrow Comes
As Tadashi
Riot
As Mr. Lee
The Time Tunnel
As Lt. Nakamura
Magnum, P.I.
Columbo
As Kanji Ousu
The Gallant Men
Avatar: The Last Airbender
As Iroh (voice)
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
M*A*S*H
As Major Choi
Supertrain
Burke's Law
As Happy Tuava
77 Sunset Strip
As Ito Nakayama
Martial Law
Spenser: For Hire
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
As Li Sung
F Troop
As Samurai Warrior
Kung Fu
As Wong Ti Lu
The A-Team
As Pastry Chef
Gidget
The Facts of Life
The F.B.I.
As Yoshimura
Love, American Style
As Jack
I Dream of Jeannie
As Kato
Monk
As Master Zi
The Greatest American Hero
As Master of Flowers
Hawaii Five-O
As Kazuo Tahashi
Flamingo Road
Walker, Texas Ranger
As Dr. Henry Lee
Room 222
Mannix
As Tami Okada
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Frasier
As Sam Tanaka
Diagnosis: Murder
As Lee Moy
A Man Called Sloane
As Tanaka
Platypus Man
As Mr. Loo
The Equalizer
As Jimmy Thanarat
Wonder Woman
As Mr. Brown
JAG
As Ichiro Higashimori
Voyagers!
7th Heaven
As Henry Muranaka
Lovejoy
As Toshiro Tanaka
Ironside
As Phil Tsang
Khan!
Maid in Akihabara
Anna and the King
Paradise
As Kao
Tour of Duty
As Tran
McHale's Navy
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Mr. T and Tina
The Big Valley
As Wong Lo
Black Sash
Supercarrier
Hawaiian Heat
As Maj. Taro Oshira
The Lloyd Bridges Show
As Akai Takahashi
The Green Hornet
As Low Sing
Visions
Lost at Home
The West Wing
As Dr. Yosh Takahashi
Samurai Jack
As Aku (voice)
Tony Awards
As Self - Nominee/Performer
Duck Dodgers
As Happy Cat (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
As Gardener / Minister
Ensign O'Toole
As Yamada, Jr.
The Paradise Club
As Mr. Yamamoto
Quincy, M.E.
As John Moroshima
The Streets of San Francisco
As Kenji
Broadside
As Captain Osato
Arrest and Trial
As Kyoto
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
As The Ancient One (voice)
The Incredible Hulk
As Li Sung