Birth Day: 1933-12-10
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As Aku -
As Poe -
As Splinter (voice) -
As Himself -
As Sakamoto -
As Tan -
As Mr. Kojima -
As Straw Hat -
As Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto -
As The Wizard (archive footage) -
As Mr. Yamaguchi (voice) -
As Old Momo -
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As Shen -
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As Kungo Tsarong -
As Mr. Lee -
As Mr. Young -
As Todo Matsumoto -
As Shido Shimazaki -
As Buun Som -
As Sensei -
As Nakano -
As Buntoro Iga -
As Kanemitsu -
As Yoshida-san -
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As Mr. Lee -
As Narrator (voice) -
As Kim -
As Frank Machida -
As Toshio Watanabe -
As Trang -
As Capt. Kilalo -
As Mr. Sakamoto -
As Sgt. Moritaki -
As Max Chin -
As Oyama -
As Jimmy -
As Nobu Matsumoto -
As Capt. Vinh -
As Akira Tanaka -
As The Manchu -
As Akiro 'The Wizard' -
As Maj. Taro Oshira -
As Gardener / Minister -
As Mori -
As Mike -
As Aitaro Sakura -
As The Wizard / Narrator -
As James Chan -
As Enjiro -
As Nakomuri -
As Oda -
As Herbert -
As Maj. Bai -
As Fukimoto -
As narrator -
As Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble -
As Sgt. Nguyen -
As Yuen Chung -
As Low Sing -
As Tao Gan -
As Oomiak -
As Rooster (voice) -
As Tadashi -
As Kichijiro -
As Mun Ki -
As Yuro -
As Psychiatrist -
As Secret Agent Fong -
As Calvin Coolidge Ishimura -
As Po-han -
As Kenji -
As Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited) -
As Soldier in Hospital