Mako
Born: 1933-12-10
• Kobe, Japan
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.
Filmography
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Rise: Blood Hunter
TMNT
Cages
The Slanted Screen
Memoirs of a Geisha
Bulletproof Monk
Cruel Game
Pearl Harbor
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
The Accomplice
Alegría
The Bird People in China
Seven Years in Tibet
Riot
The Sea Wolf
Sworn to Justice
Balance of Power
Midnight Man
Crying Freeman
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
A Dangerous Place
Red Sun Rising
Rising Sun
RoboCop 3
Sidekicks
Nightingale
My Samurai
Strawberry Road
The Perfect Weapon
Pacific Heights
Taking Care of Business
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Fatal Mission
Murder in Paradise
An Unremarkable Life
The Wash
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Silent Assassins
Armed Response
P.O.W. The Escape
Kung Fu: The Movie
Hawaiian Heat
Conan the Destroyer
Girls of the White Orchid
Testament
The Last Ninja
The Nightingale
Conan the Barbarian
An Eye for an Eye
Under the Rainbow
The Bushido Blade
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
The Big Brawl
When Hell Was in Session
Pacific Overtures
Farewell to Manzanar
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
The Killer Elite
Prisoners
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
The Island at the Top of the World
The Green Hornet
Yokahama Mama
If Tomorrow Comes
Silence
Fools
The Hawaiians
The Challenge
The Great Bank Robbery
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
The Sand Pebbles
The Ugly Dachshund
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Never So Few