Mako
78 movies · 67 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 10, 1933
- Died
- Jul 21, 2006 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Kobe, Japan
- Also known as
- Mako Iwamatsu · Mako Wakamatsu · Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου · Iwamatsu Mako
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Mako: movies and TV shows
Acting (145)
- Upcoming
- 2017 Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as Aku (voice)
- 2007 Rise: Blood Hunter
as Poe
- 2007 TMNT
as Splinter (voice)
- 2007 Cages
as Tan
- 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sakamoto
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 Bulletproof Monk
as Mr. Kojima
- 2002 Cruel Game
as Straw Hat
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001 Pearl Harbor
as Admiral Yamamoto
- 2000 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
- 2000
- 2000 Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as The Wizard (archive footage)
- 1999
- 1999 The Accomplice
as Santos
- 1999 Alegría
as Old Momo
- 1998
- 1998 The Bird People in China
as Shen
- 1997 Seven Years in Tibet
as Kungo Tsarong
- 1997 Riot
as Mr. Lee
- 1997
- 1996 Sworn to Justice
as Mr. Young
- 1996
- 1996 Balance of Power
as Todo Matsumoto
- 1995
- 1995 Midnight Man
as Buun Som
- 1995 Crying Freeman
as Shudo Shimazaki
- 1995
- 1994 Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Nakano
- 1994 A Dangerous Place
as Sensei
- 1994 Red Sun Rising
as Buntoro Iga
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Rising Sun
as Yoshida-san
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 RoboCop 3
as Kanemitsu
- 1992 Sidekicks
as Mr. Lee
- 1992 Nightingale
as Narrator (voice)
- 1992
- 1991 Strawberry Road
as Frank Machida
- 1991 The Perfect Weapon
as Kim
- 1990 Pacific Heights
as Toshio Watanabe
- 1990 Taking Care of Business
as Mr. Sakamoto
- 1990 Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Sgt. Moritaki
- 1990 Fatal Mission
as Trang
- 1990 Murder in Paradise
as Capt. Kilalo
- 1989 An Unremarkable Life
as Max Chin
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988 The Wash
as Nobu Matsumoto
- 1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Jimmy
- 1988 Silent Assassins
as Oyama
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986 Armed Response
as Akira Tanaka
- 1986 P.O.W. The Escape
as Capt. Vinh
- 1986 Kung Fu: The Movie
as The Manchu
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984 Hawaiian Heat
as Maj. Taro Oshira
- 1984
- 1984 Conan the Destroyer
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
- 1983 Girls of the White Orchid
as Mori
- 1983 Testament
as Mike
- 1983 The Last Ninja
as Aitaro Sakura
- 1983 The Nightingale
as Gardener / Minister
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Conan the Barbarian
as The Wizard
- 1982
- 1981 An Eye for an Eye
as James Chan
- 1981 Under the Rainbow
as Nakomuri
- 1981 The Bushido Blade
as Enjiro
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980
- 1980 Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
as Oda
- 1980 The Big Brawl
as Herbert
- 1979 When Hell Was in Session
as Maj. Bai
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976 Pacific Overtures
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
- 1976
- 1976 Farewell to Manzanar
as Fukimoto
- 1976 Wataridori: Birds of Passage
as Narrator
- 1975 The Killer Elite
as Yuen Chung
- 1975
- 1975 Prisoners
as Sgt. Nguyen
- 1975 Karate Sensei
as Narrator
- 1975
- 1974 Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
as Tao Gan
- 1974 The Island at the Top of the World
as Oomiak
- 1974 The Green Hornet
as Low Sing
- 1972 Yokahama Mama
as Rooster (voice)
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as Kenji
- 1972
- 1971 If Tomorrow Comes
as Tadashi
- 1971 Silence
as Kichijiro
- 1971
- 1970 Fools
as Psychiatrist
- 1970 The Hawaiians
as Mun Ki
- 1970 The Challenge
as Yuro
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 The Great Bank Robbery
as Secret Agent Fong
- 1969
- 1968 The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966 The Sand Pebbles
as Po-han
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966 The Ugly Dachshund
as Kenji
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1959 Never So Few
as Soldier in Hospital
- 1958
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 2006
- 2005
- 2001
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode