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Mako

Birthplace
Kobe, Japan
Popularity
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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…

Movies
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001 ⭐ 6.9
as Admiral Yamamoto
 Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
1982 ⭐ 6.8
as The Wizard
 Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 ⭐ 7.6
as Sakamoto
 TMNT
TMNT
2007 ⭐ 6.2
as Splinter (voice)
 Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
1997 ⭐ 7.2
as Kungo Tsarong
 Conan the Destroyer
Conan the Destroyer
1984 ⭐ 6.1
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
 Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights
1990 ⭐ 6.3
as Toshio Watanabe
 RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
1993 ⭐ 4.9
as Kanemitsu
 Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman
1995 ⭐ 6.4
as Shudo Shimazaki
 Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994 ⭐ 4.8
as Nakano
Web Series & TV Shows
Monk
Monk
2002 ⭐ 7.9
as Master Zi
 Columbo
Columbo
1971 ⭐ 8.1
as Kanji Ousu
 The West Wing
The West Wing
1999 ⭐ 8.3
as Dr. Yosh Takahashi
 Frasier
Frasier
1993 ⭐ 7.7
as Sam Tanaka
 JAG
JAG
1995 ⭐ 7.3
as Ichiro Higashimori
 M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
1972 ⭐ 8.0
as Major Choi
 Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 ⭐ 7.1
as Lee Moy
 Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
1980 ⭐ 7.3
as Tozan
 Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1969 ⭐ 7.2
as Kazuo Tahashi
 Ironside
Ironside
1967 ⭐ 6.8
as Phil Tsang