Mako
Mako
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.
Place of birth
Kobe, Japan 
Date of birth
10th December 1933
Date of death
21st July 2006
Movies that starred Mako (8 in total)
TMNT [2007]
Splinter (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha [2005]
Sakamoto
Bulletproof Monk [2003]
Mr. Kojima
Seven Years in Tibet [1997]
Kungo Tsarong
The Sea Wolf [1997]
Crying Freeman [1995]
Shido Shimazaki
Highlander III: The Sorcerer [1994]
Nakano
RoboCop 3 [1993]
Kanemitsu
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