Mako [10134] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.0101 Birthplace: Kobe, Japan Birthday: 1933-12-10 Deathday: 2006-07-21 Age: 72 years Movies: 76 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Rise: Blood Hunt2007-04-28 TMNT2007-03-23 The Slanted Scre2006-01-03 Memoirs of a Gei2005-12-06 Cages2005-10-07 Bulletproof Monk2003-03-28 Cruel Game2002-11-27 Samurai Jack: Th2017-10-16 Pearl Harbor2001-05-21 Rugrats in Paris2000-11-17 Conan Unchained:2000-05-30 The Accomplice1999-04-10 Alegría: An Enc1999-01-10 The Bird People 1998-06-10 Seven Years in T1997-09-12 Riot1997-04-27 The Sea Wolf1997-01-01 Sworn to Justice1996-10-01 Balance of Power1996-06-25 Midnight Man1995-05-09 Crying Freeman1995-04-23 Highlander III: 1994-11-29 A Dangerous Plac1994-11-14 Red Sun Rising1994-09-01 Rising Sun1993-07-30 RoboCop 31993-01-21 Sidekicks1992-12-17 Nightingale1992-10-04 My Samurai1992-01-01 Strawberry Road1991-04-27 The Perfect Weap1991-03-15 Pacific Heights1990-09-28 Taking Care of B1990-08-16 Hiroshima: Out o1990-08-06 Fatal Mission1990-07-25 Murder in Paradi1990-01-19 An Unremarkable 1989-10-12 The Wash1988-08-17 Tucker: The Man 1988-08-12 Silent Assassins1988-05-18 Armed Response1986-10-01 P.O.W. The Escap1986-04-01 Kung Fu: The Mov1986-02-01 Hawaiian Heat1984-09-14 Conan the Destro1984-06-29 Girls of the Whi1983-11-28 Testament1983-11-04 The Last Ninja1983-07-07 The Nightingale1983-05-10 Conan the Barbar1982-04-02 An Eye for an Ey1981-08-14 Under the Rainbo1981-07-31 The Bushido Blad1981-06-19 Hito Hata: Raise1980-12-06 The Big Brawl1980-08-18 When Hell Was in1979-10-08 Pacific Overture1976-09-06 Farewell to Manz1976-03-11 Wataridori: Bird1976-01-01 The Killer Elite1975-12-19 Prisoners1975-07-01 Judge Dee and th1974-12-29 The Island at th1974-12-16 The Green Hornet1974-03-21 Yokahama Mama1972-12-24 If Tomorrow Come1971-12-07 Silence1971-11-13 Fools1970-12-23 The Hawaiians1970-06-17 The Challenge1970-02-10 The Great Bank R1969-06-24 The Private Navy1968-05-08 The Sand Pebbles1966-12-20 The Ugly Dachshu1966-02-16 McHale's Navy Jo1965-07-09 Never So Few1959-12-07