Mako
Born: 1933-12-10 Kobe, Japan
Died: 2006-07-21
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.
Acting (in our collection)
TMNT
(2007)
Memoirs of a Geisha
(2005)
Bulletproof Monk
(2003)
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Seven Years in Tibet
(1997)
Rising Sun
(1993)
Pacific Heights
(1990)
The Wash
(1988)
Testament
(1983)
Conan the Barbarian
(1982)
The Bushido Blade
(1981)
The Killer Elite
(1975)
The Green Hornet
(1974)
The Sand Pebbles
(1966)
The Ugly Dachshund
(1966)
Never So Few
(1959)