Mako
- Recitazione
- 10 dicembre 1933 · Kobe, Japan
- 21 luglio 2006
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Samurai Jack - La Trilogia · Aku (Voce)
- La setta delle tenebre · Poe
- TMNT · Splinter (Voce), In Memory Of
- Cages · Tan
- The Slanted Screen · In persona
- Memorie di una geisha · Sakamoto
- Maid in Akihabara
- Genndy's Scrapbook: The Story of Genndy Tartakovsky · Self/Narrator
- Avatar - La leggenda di Aang · Iroh (Voce)
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
- Duck Dodgers · Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (Voce), Happy Cat (Voce)
- Lost at Home
- Il monaco · Mr. Kojima
- Cruel Game · Straw Hat
- Le nuove avventure di Scooby-Doo · The Ancient One (Voce)
- Detective Monk · Master Zi
- Samurai Jack · Aku (Voce)
- Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto · In persona
- Pearl Harbor · Admiral Yamamoto
- I Rugrats a Parigi - Il film · Mr. Yamaguchi (Voce)
- The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
- Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' · The Wizard (archive footage)
- West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente · Dr. Yosh Takahashi
- 共犯者 · Santos
- Alegria · Old Momo
- Più forte ragazzi · Master Reng
- 中国の鳥人 · Shen
- Sette anni in Tibet · Kungo Tsarong
- Riot · Mr. Lee
- The Sea Wolf
- Giustizia bionda · Mr. Young
- Settimo cielo · Henry Muranaka
- Balance of Power · Todo Matsumoto
- JAG - Avvocati in divisa · Ichiro Higashimori
- Rinnegato · Buun Som
- Crying Freeman · Shudo Shimazaki
- Platypus Man · Mr. Loo
- Highlander 3 · Nakano
- Un gioco molto pericoloso · Sensei
- Sole rosso sangue · Buntoro Iga
- Un detective in corsia · Lee Moy
- Frasier · Sam Tanaka
- Sol levante · Yoshida-san
- Walker, Texas Ranger · Dr. Henry Lee, Edward Song
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues · Li Sung
- RoboCop 3 · Kanemitsu
- Pugno d'acciaio · Mr. Lee
- Nightingale · Narrator (Voce)
- My Samurai
- ストロベリーロード · Frank Machida
- Arma perfetta · Kim
- Uno sconosciuto alla porta · Toshio Watanabe
- Filofax - Un'agenda che vale un tesoro · Mr. Sakamoto
- Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes · Sgt. Moritaki
- Fatal Mission · Trang
- Murder in Paradise · Capt. Kilalo
- An Unremarkable Life · Max Chin
- The Paradise Club · Mr. Yamamoto
- Paradise · Kao
- The Wash · Nobu Matsumoto
- Tucker: un uomo e il suo sogno · Jimmy
- Silent Assassins · Oyama
- Supercarrier
- Vietnam addio · Tran
- Risposta armata · Akira Tanaka
- Vietnam: la grande fuga · Capt. Vinh
- La legge del kung fu · The Manchu
- Lovejoy · Toshiro Tanaka
- Spenser: For Hire
- Un giustiziere a New York · Jimmy Thanarat
- Hawaiian Heat · Maj. Taro Oshira
- Hawaiian Heat · Maj. Taro Oshira
- Conan il distruttore · Akiro 'The Wizard'
- Sulle orme del dragone · Mori
- Testament · Mike
- L'ultimo dei ninja · Aitaro Sakura
- The Nightingale · Gardener / Minister
- A-Team · Pastry Chef
- Voyagers! – Viaggiatori del tempo
- L'uomo di Singapore