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, Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου
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.
Pearl Harbor
as Admiral Yamamoto
Conan the Barbarian
as The Wizard / Narrator
TMNT
as Splinter (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sakamoto
RoboCop 3
as Kanemitsu
Conan the Destroyer
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
Seven Years in Tibet
as Kungo Tsarong
Bulletproof Monk
as Mr. Kojima
Crying Freeman
as Shudo Shimazaki
Pacific Heights
as Toshio Watanabe
The Perfect Weapon
as Kim
Testament
as Mike
The Hawaiians
as Mun Ki
Rising Sun
as Yoshida-san
The Sand Pebbles
as Po-han
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Nakano
Taking Care of Business
as Mr. Sakamoto
A Dangerous Place
as Sensei
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter
as Poe
The Big Brawl
as Herbert
Sidekicks
as Mr. Lee
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Jimmy
The Bushido Blade
as Enjiro
The Green Hornet
as Low Sing
Never So Few
as Soldier in Hospital
Cruel Game
as Straw Hat
An Eye for an Eye
as James Chan
The Killer Elite
as Yuen Chung
Girls of the White Orchid
as Mori
Red Sun Rising
as Buntoro Iga
P.O.W. The Escape
as Capt. Vinh
The Ugly Dachshund
as Kenji
The Bird People in China
as Shen
Armed Response
as Akira Tanaka
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Sgt. Moritaki
Alegría
as Old Momo
Under the Rainbow
as Nakomuri
Silence
as Kichijiro
Sworn to Justice
as Mr. Young
The Slanted Screen
as Himself
Kung Fu: The Movie
as The Manchu
Murder in Paradise
as Capt. Kilalo
The Island at the Top of the World
as Oomiak
The Accomplice
as Santos
When Hell Was in Session
as Maj. Bai
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
as Tao Gan
Strawberry Road
as Frank Machida
Balance of Power
as Todo Matsumoto
The Great Bank Robbery
as Secret Agent Fong
Riot
as Mr. Lee
The Nightingale
as Gardener / Minister
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as Aku (voice)
If Tomorrow Comes
as Tadashi
Midnight Man
as Buun Som
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as The Wizard (archive footage)
Fools
as Psychiatrist
Yokahama Mama
as Rooster (voice)
An Unremarkable Life
as Max Chin
Silent Assassins
as Oyama
The Challenge
as Yuro
The Wash
as Nobu Matsumoto
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Prisoners
as Sgt. Nguyen
Cages
as Tan
The Last Ninja
as Aitaro Sakura
Pacific Overtures
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Farewell to Manzanar
as Fukimoto
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
as Oda
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
Fatal Mission
as Trang
My Samurai
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
as Narrator
Hawaiian Heat
as Maj. Taro Oshira
The Sea Wolf
Nightingale
as Narrator (voice)
Anatomy of a Song
Karate Sensei
as Narrator