Cast
Mako
Acting
Cast
Mako
Known for
Acting
Born
1933-12-10
From
Kobe, Japan
Died
2006-07-21
Also known as Mako Iwamatsu, Mako Wakamatsu, ฮฮฌฮบฮฟ ฮฮฒฮฑฮผฮฌฯฯฮฟฯ
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.
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6.9
MOVIE2001
Pearl Harbor
as Admiral Yamamoto
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6.8
MOVIE1982
Conan the Barbarian
as The Wizard / Narrator
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7.6
MOVIE2005
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sakamoto
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6.1
MOVIE1984
Conan the Destroyer
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
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6.2
MOVIE2007
TMNT
as Splinter (voice)
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7.2
MOVIE1997
Seven Years in Tibet
as Kungo Tsarong
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5.5
MOVIE2003
Bulletproof Monk
as Mr. Kojima
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4.9
MOVIE1993
RoboCop 3
as Kanemitsu
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4.8
MOVIE1994
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Nakano
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6.4
MOVIE1995
Crying Freeman
as Shudo Shimazaki
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6.3
MOVIE1990
Pacific Heights
as Toshio Watanabe
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6.1
MOVIE1993
Rising Sun
as Yoshida-san
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6.7
MOVIE2000
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
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5.3
MOVIE1992
Sidekicks
as Mr. Lee
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4.6
MOVIE1986
P.O.W. The Escape
as Capt. Vinh
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6.7
MOVIE1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Jimmy
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6.6
MOVIE1999
Alegrรญa
as Old Momo
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6.4
MOVIE1991
The Perfect Weapon
as Kim
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7.2
MOVIE1966
The Sand Pebbles
as Po-han
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6.3
MOVIE1990
Taking Care of Business
as Mr. Sakamoto
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5.3
MOVIE2007
Rise: Blood Hunter
as Poe
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5.9
MOVIE1980
The Big Brawl
as Herbert
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5.5
MOVIE1981
The Bushido Blade
as Enjiro
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5.8
MOVIE1975
The Killer Elite
as Yuen Chung
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5.5
MOVIE1959
Never So Few
as Soldier in Hospital
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6.4
MOVIE1983
Testament
as Mike
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5.3
MOVIE1983
Girls of the White Orchid
as Mori
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9.0
MOVIE1976
Pacific Overtures
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
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5.5
MOVIE1970
The Hawaiians
as Mun Ki
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6.5
MOVIE1974
The Island at the Top of the World
as Oomiak
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6.6
MOVIE1969
The Great Bank Robbery
as Secret Agent Fong
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5.3
MOVIE1972
Yokahama Mama
as Rooster (voice)
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5.1
MOVIE1994
Red Sun Rising
as Buntoro Iga
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7.2
MOVIE1998
The Bird People in China
as Shen
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5.4
MOVIE1996
Sworn to Justice
as Mr. Young
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5.1
MOVIE1981
Under the Rainbow
as Nakomuri
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5.2
MOVIE1986
Armed Response
as Akira Tanaka
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6.3
MOVIE1994
A Dangerous Place
as Sensei
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5.2
MOVIE1981
An Eye for an Eye
as James Chan
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5.3
MOVIE1983
The Nightingale
as Gardener / Minister
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8.1
MOVIE2017
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as Aku (voice)
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7.2
MOVIE1971
Silence
as Kichijiro
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5.3
MOVIE1986
Kung Fu: The Movie
as The Manchu
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10.0
MOVIE2006
The Slanted Screen
as Himself
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6.7
MOVIE1966
The Ugly Dachshund
as Kenji
MOVIE1975
Karate Sensei
as Narrator
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9.0
MOVIE1990
Fatal Mission
as Trang
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5.4
MOVIE1988
Silent Assassins
as Oyama
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6.7
MOVIE1974
The Green Hornet
as Low Sing
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6.1
MOVIE1996
Balance of Power
as Todo Matsumoto
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6.3
MOVIE1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
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6.8
MOVIE2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as The Wizard (archive footage)
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3.3
MOVIE1970
Fools
as Psychiatrist
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7.0
MOVIE1979
When Hell Was in Session
as Maj. Bai
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4.8
MOVIE2007
Cages
as Tan
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6.3
MOVIE1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Sgt. Moritaki
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10.0
MOVIE1989
An Unremarkable Life
as Max Chin
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5.5
MOVIE1965
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
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5.5
MOVIE1995
Midnight Man
as Buun Som
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10.0
MOVIE1988
The Wash
as Nobu Matsumoto
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5.4
MOVIE1997
Riot
as Mr. Lee
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7.0
MOVIE1970
The Challenge
as Yuro
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6.0
MOVIE1999
The Accomplice
as Santos
MOVIE1976
Anatomy of a Song
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7.3
MOVIE1972
The Streets of San Francisco
as Kenji
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3.2
MOVIE2002
Cruel Game
as Straw Hat
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6.5
MOVIE1984
Hawaiian Heat
as Maj. Taro Oshira
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7.5
MOVIE1971
If Tomorrow Comes
as Tadashi
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5.0
MOVIE1990
Murder in Paradise
as Capt. Kilalo
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3.6
MOVIE1983
The Last Ninja
as Aitaro Sakura
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5.7
MOVIE1997
The Sea Wolf
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7.0
MOVIE1974
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
as Tao Gan
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5.7
MOVIE1992
My Samurai
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6.0
MOVIE1976
Farewell to Manzanar
as Fukimoto
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9.5
MOVIE1991
Strawberry Road
as Frank Machida
MOVIE1980
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
as Oda
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9.0
MOVIE1976
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
as Narrator
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8.0
MOVIE1975
Prisoners
as Sgt. Nguyen
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10.0
MOVIE1992
Nightingale
as Narrator (voice)