Mako
Acting
Born December 10, 1933 — Died July 21, 2006
From Kobe, Japan
Also known as Mako Iwamatsu, Mako Wakamatsu, Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου
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....
Filmography
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Aku (voice)
20178.1
Rise: Blood Hunter
Poe
20075.3
TMNT
Splinter (voice)
20076.2
Cages
Tan
20074.8
The Slanted Screen
Himself
200610.0
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sakamoto
20057.6
Bulletproof Monk
Mr. Kojima
20035.5
Cruel Game
Straw Hat
20023.2
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Yamamoto
20016.9
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
20006.7
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
The Wizard (archive footage)
20006.8
The Accomplice
Santos
19996.0
Alegría
Old Momo
19996.6
The Bird People in China
Shen
19987.2
Seven Years in Tibet
Kungo Tsarong
19977.2
Riot
Mr. Lee
19975.4
The Sea Wolf
19975.7
Sworn to Justice
Mr. Young
19965.4
Balance of Power
Todo Matsumoto
19965.9
Midnight Man
Buun Som
19955.2
Crying Freeman
Shudo Shimazaki
19956.4
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Nakano
19944.8
A Dangerous Place
Sensei
19946.3
Red Sun Rising
Buntoro Iga
19944.9
Rising Sun
Yoshida-san
19936.1
RoboCop 3
Kanemitsu
19934.9
Sidekicks
Mr. Lee
19925.3
Nightingale
Narrator (voice)
199210.0
My Samurai
19925.7
Strawberry Road
Frank Machida
19919.5
The Perfect Weapon
Kim
19916.4
Pacific Heights
Toshio Watanabe
19906.3
Taking Care of Business
Mr. Sakamoto
19906.3
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Sgt. Moritaki
19906.3
Fatal Mission
Trang
19909.0
Murder in Paradise
Capt. Kilalo
19905.0
An Unremarkable Life
Max Chin
198910.0
The Wash
Nobu Matsumoto
198810.0
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Jimmy
19886.7
Silent Assassins
Oyama
19885.4
Armed Response
Akira Tanaka
19865.2
P.O.W. The Escape
Capt. Vinh
19864.6
Kung Fu: The Movie
The Manchu
19865.3
Hawaiian Heat
Maj. Taro Oshira
19846.5
Conan the Destroyer
Akiro 'The Wizard'
19846.1
Girls of the White Orchid
Mori
19835.0
Testament
Mike
19836.4
The Last Ninja
Aitaro Sakura
19833.6
The Nightingale
Gardener / Minister
19835.3
Conan the Barbarian
The Wizard / Narrator
19826.8
An Eye for an Eye
James Chan
19815.2
Under the Rainbow
Nakomuri
19815.1
The Bushido Blade
Enjiro
19815.5
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Oda
1980
The Big Brawl
Herbert
19805.9
When Hell Was in Session
Maj. Bai
19797.0
Pacific Overtures
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
19769.0
Anatomy of a Song
1976
Farewell to Manzanar
Fukimoto
19766.0
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
Narrator
19769.0
The Killer Elite
Yuen Chung
19755.8
Prisoners
Sgt. Nguyen
19758.0
Karate Sensei
Narrator
1975
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Tao Gan
19747.0
The Island at the Top of the World
Oomiak
19746.5
The Green Hornet
Low Sing
19746.7
Yokahama Mama
Rooster (voice)
19725.3
The Streets of San Francisco
Kenji
19727.3
If Tomorrow Comes
Tadashi
19717.5
Silence
Kichijiro
19717.2
Fools
Psychiatrist
19703.3
The Hawaiians
Mun Ki
19705.5
The Challenge
Yuro
19707.0
The Great Bank Robbery
Secret Agent Fong
19696.6
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
19686.3
The Sand Pebbles
Po-han
19667.2
The Ugly Dachshund
Kenji
19666.7
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
19655.5
Never So Few
Soldier in Hospital
19595.5