People

Mako

Mako
  • Name: Mako
  • Birthday: 1933-12-10
  • Also known as: Mako Iwamatsu,Mako Wakamatsu,Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου,Iwamatsu Mako,岩松信,マコ岩松,ماکو
  • Place of birth: Kobe, Japan
  • Popularity: 7.441
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.

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Title Release date
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie   as  Aku 2017-10-16
Rise: Blood Hunter   as  Poe 2007-04-28
TMNT   as  Splinter (voice) 2007-03-23
The Slanted Screen   as  Himself 2006-01-03
Memoirs of a Geisha   as  Sakamoto 2005-12-06
Cages   as  Tan 2005-10-07
Bulletproof Monk   as  Mr. Kojima 2003-03-28
Cruel Game   as  Straw Hat 2002-11-27
Pearl Harbor   as  Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto 2001-05-21
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie   as  Mr. Yamaguchi (voice) 2000-11-17
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'   as  The Wizard (archive footage) 2000-05-30
The Accomplice 1999-04-10
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable   as  Old Momo 1999-01-10
The Bird People in China   as  Shen 1998-06-10
Seven Years in Tibet   as  Kungo Tsarong 1997-09-12
Riot   as  Mr. Lee 1997-04-27
The Sea Wolf 1997-01-01
Sworn to Justice   as  Mr. Young 1996-10-01
Balance of Power   as  Todo Matsumoto 1996-06-25
Midnight Man   as  Buun Som 1995-05-09
Crying Freeman   as  Shido Shimazaki 1995-04-23
Highlander III: The Sorcerer   as  Nakano 1994-11-29
A Dangerous Place   as  Sensei 1994-11-14
Red Sun Rising   as  Buntoro Iga 1994-09-01
Rising Sun   as  Yoshida-san 1993-07-30
RoboCop 3   as  Kanemitsu 1993-01-21
Sidekicks   as  Mr. Lee 1992-12-17
Nightingale   as  Narrator (voice) 1992-10-04
My Samurai 1992-01-01
Strawberry Road   as  Frank Machida 1991-04-27
The Perfect Weapon   as  Kim 1991-03-15
Pacific Heights   as  Toshio Watanabe 1990-09-28
Taking Care of Business   as  Mr. Sakamoto 1990-08-16
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes   as  Sgt. Moritaki 1990-08-06
Fatal Mission   as  Trang 1990-07-25
Murder in Paradise   as  Capt. Kilalo 1990-01-19
An Unremarkable Life   as  Max Chin 1989-10-12
The Wash   as  Nobu Matsumoto 1988-08-17
Tucker: The Man and His Dream   as  Jimmy 1988-08-12
Silent Assassins   as  Oyama 1988-05-18
Armed Response   as  Akira Tanaka 1986-10-01
P.O.W. The Escape   as  Capt. Vinh 1986-04-01
Kung Fu The Movie   as  The Manchu 1986-02-01
Hawaiian Heat   as  Maj. Taro Oshira 1984-09-14
Conan the Destroyer   as  Akiro 'The Wizard' 1984-06-29
Girls of the White Orchid   as  Mori 1983-11-28
Testament   as  Mike 1983-11-04
The Last Ninja   as  Aitaro Sakura 1983-07-07
The Nightingale   as  Gardener / Minister 1983-05-10
Conan the Barbarian   as  The Wizard / Narrator 1982-04-02
An Eye for an Eye   as  James Chan 1981-08-14
Under the Rainbow   as  Nakomuri 1981-07-31
The Bushido Blade   as  Enjiro 1981-06-19
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner   as  Oda 1980-12-06
The Big Brawl   as  Herbert 1980-08-18
When Hell Was in Session   as  Maj. Bai 1979-10-08
Pacific Overtures   as  Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble 1976-09-06
Farewell to Manzanar   as  Fukimoto 1976-03-11
Wataridori: Birds of Passage   as  narrator 1976-01-01
The Killer Elite   as  Yuen Chung 1975-12-19
Prisoners   as  Sgt. Nguyen 1975-07-01
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders   as  Tao Gan 1974-12-29
The Island at the Top of the World   as  Oomiak 1974-12-16
The Green Hornet   as  Low Sing 1974-03-21
Yokahama Mama   as  Rooster (voice) 1972-12-24
If Tomorrow Comes   as  Tadashi 1971-12-07
Silence   as  Kichijiro 1971-11-13
Fools   as  Psychiatrist 1970-12-23
The Hawaiians   as  Mun Ki 1970-06-17
The Challenge   as  Yuro 1970-02-10
The Great Bank Robbery   as  Secret Agent Fong 1969-06-24
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell   as  Calvin Coolidge Ishimura 1968-05-08
The Sand Pebbles   as  Po-han 1966-12-20
The Ugly Dachshund   as  Kenji 1966-02-16
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force   as  Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited) 1965-07-09
Never So Few   as  Soldier in Hospital 1959-12-07