Mako

Known for ActingBorn 1933-12-10Died 2006-07-21Kobe, Japan

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Slanted Screen

Nightingale

An Unremarkable Life

The Wash

Strawberry Road

Fatal Mission

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Wataridori: Birds of Passage

Pacific Overtures

Samurai Jack

The West Wing

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

Tour of Duty

Monk

Faerie Tale Theatre

Arrest and Trial

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Columbo

Visions

Prisoners

Memoirs of a Geisha

Frasier

The Gallant Men

M*A*S*H

Duck Dodgers

I Dream of Jeannie

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

Kung Fu

Voyagers!

The Time Tunnel

The A-Team

When Hell Was in Session

Lovejoy

Quincy, M.E.

JAG

If Tomorrow Comes

The Bird People in China

Seven Years in Tibet

Anna and the King

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

Magnum, P.I.

Martial Law

The Green Hornet

The Equalizer

Diagnosis: Murder

Lost at Home

The Streets of San Francisco

The Greatest American Hero

MAS*H