Mako

Mako is known for acting, with films including Pearl Harbor, Conan the Barbarian, Memoirs of a Geisha. Browse the full filmography and find where to stream on sseenn.

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.

Filmography

• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982)
• Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
• TMNT (2007)
• Conan the Destroyer (1984)
• Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
• RoboCop 3 (1993)
• Rising Sun (1993)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)
• Crying Freeman (1995)
• Pacific Heights (1990)
• Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
• The Big Brawl (1980)
• Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
• Taking Care of Business (1990)
• Testament (1983)
• The Sand Pebbles (1966)
• Sidekicks (1992)
• The Perfect Weapon (1991)
• Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
• An Eye for an Eye (1981)
• Never So Few (1959)
• The Killer Elite (1975)
• The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
• The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
• The Bird People in China (1998)