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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-12-10
Place of birth
Kobe, Japan
Images
Cast
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
7.16
TMNT
2007
6.14
Pearl Harbor
2001
6.93
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
5.40
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
0.00
Pacific Heights
1990
6.27
RoboCop 3
1993
4.85
The Sand Pebbles
1966
7.20
Sidekicks
1992
5.25
Bulletproof Monk
2003
5.51
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
4.75
The Killer Elite
1975
5.80
Rising Sun
1993
6.16
Conan the Destroyer
1984
6.12
Conan the Barbarian
1982
6.81
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
6.70
The Bird People in China
1998
7.19
Silent Assassins
1988
4.86
Cages
2005
4.00
An Eye for an Eye
1981
5.20
The Last Ninja
1983
3.20
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
6.60
The Challenge
1970
6.00
Under the Rainbow
1981
5.20
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
5.28
Armed Response
1986
5.10
The Big Brawl
1980
5.90
Silence
1971
7.20
Sworn to Justice
1996
5.70
The Hawaiians
1970
5.40
Cruel Game
2002
2.50
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
4.73
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
5.20
Red Sun Rising
1994
4.50
The Wash
1988
0.00
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
6.30
The Bushido Blade
1981
5.40
The Sea Wolf
1997
4.00
Fatal Mission
1990
9.20
Midnight Man
1995
5.10
An Unremarkable Life
1989
0.00
The Green Hornet
1974
6.80
Nightingale
1992
0.00
The Slanted Screen
2006
10.00
A Dangerous Place
1994
6.20
Hawaiian Heat
1984
0.00
Prisoners
1975
0.00
Never So Few
1959
5.40
Balance of Power
1996
6.10
Testament
1983
6.50
When Hell Was in Session
1979
7.00
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
6.00
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
0.00
Yokahama Mama
1972
5.00
The Perfect Weapon
1991
6.16
Taking Care of Business
1990
6.30
Crying Freeman
1995
6.30
My Samurai
1992
4.00
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
6.60
Pacific Overtures
1976
9.00
The Nightingale
1983
3.70
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
8.00
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
5.80
Murder in Paradise
1990
4.70
Strawberry Road
1991
10.00
The Accomplice
1999
5.50
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
1999
6.80
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
7.66
Fools
1970
1.00
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
8.00
Riot
1997
5.50