People
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: 9.808
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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Movies:
| 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 |
