✦ Legacy
Mako
Born 1933 — Died 2006
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 servic…
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Filmography
Movies 79
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie(2017)
as Aku (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter(2007)
as Poe
TMNT(2007)
as Splinter (voice)
Cages(2007)
as Tan
The Slanted Screen(2006)
as Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
as Sakamoto
Bulletproof Monk(2003)
as Mr. Kojima
Cruel Game(2002)
as Straw Hat
Pearl Harbor(2001)
as Admiral Yamamoto
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie(2000)
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'(2000)
as The Wizard (archive footage)
The Accomplice(1999)
as Santos
Alegría(1999)
as Old Momo
The Bird People in China(1998)
as Shen
Seven Years in Tibet(1997)
as Kungo Tsarong
Riot(1997)
as Mr. Lee
The Sea Wolf(1997)
Sworn to Justice(1996)
as Mr. Young
Balance of Power(1996)
as Todo Matsumoto
Midnight Man(1995)
as Buun Som
Crying Freeman(1995)
as Shudo Shimazaki
Highlander III: The Sorcerer(1994)
as Nakano
A Dangerous Place(1994)
as Sensei
Red Sun Rising(1994)
as Buntoro Iga
Rising Sun(1993)
as Yoshida-san
RoboCop 3(1993)
as Kanemitsu
Sidekicks(1992)
as Mr. Lee
Nightingale(1992)
as Narrator (voice)
My Samurai(1992)
Strawberry Road(1991)
as Frank Machida
The Perfect Weapon(1991)
as Kim
Pacific Heights(1990)
as Toshio Watanabe
Taking Care of Business(1990)
as Mr. Sakamoto
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes(1990)
as Sgt. Moritaki
Fatal Mission(1990)
as Trang
Murder in Paradise(1990)
as Capt. Kilalo
An Unremarkable Life(1989)
as Max Chin
The Wash(1988)
as Nobu Matsumoto
Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)
as Jimmy
Silent Assassins(1988)
as Oyama
Armed Response(1986)
as Akira Tanaka
P.O.W. The Escape(1986)
as Capt. Vinh
Kung Fu: The Movie(1986)
as The Manchu
Hawaiian Heat(1984)
as Maj. Taro Oshira
Conan the Destroyer(1984)
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
Girls of the White Orchid(1983)
as Mori
Testament(1983)
as Mike
The Last Ninja(1983)
as Aitaro Sakura
The Nightingale(1983)
as Gardener / Minister
Conan the Barbarian(1982)
as The Wizard / Narrator
An Eye for an Eye(1981)
as James Chan
Under the Rainbow(1981)
as Nakomuri
The Bushido Blade(1981)
as Enjiro
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner(1980)
as Oda
The Big Brawl(1980)
as Herbert
When Hell Was in Session(1979)
as Maj. Bai
Pacific Overtures(1976)
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Anatomy of a Song(1976)
Farewell to Manzanar(1976)
as Fukimoto
Wataridori: Birds of Passage(1976)
as Narrator
The Killer Elite(1975)
as Yuen Chung
Prisoners(1975)
as Sgt. Nguyen
Karate Sensei(1975)
as Narrator
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders(1974)
as Tao Gan
The Island at the Top of the World(1974)
as Oomiak
The Green Hornet(1974)
as Low Sing
Yokahama Mama(1972)
as Rooster (voice)
The Streets of San Francisco(1972)
as Kenji
If Tomorrow Comes(1971)
as Tadashi
Silence(1971)
as Kichijiro
Fools(1970)
as Psychiatrist
The Hawaiians(1970)
as Mun Ki
The Challenge(1970)
as Yuro
The Great Bank Robbery(1969)
as Secret Agent Fong
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell(1968)
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
The Sand Pebbles(1966)
as Po-han
The Ugly Dachshund(1966)
as Kenji
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force(1965)
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Never So Few(1959)
as Soldier in Hospital
Cast Away activity
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