Mako
Highest Rated: 89% Testament (1983)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Dec 10, 1933
Birthplace: Kobe, Japan
Born and raised in Japan, Mako moved to the USA after WWII. An architecture student, he got into set design and later acting through some friends in off-Broadway theater and later studied at the Pasadena Playhouse. He co-founded an Asian-American theater company, the East/West Players, with six other actors in 1965 and was noticed by Hollywood shortly thereafter. Mako's first major film role won him an Oscar nomination and remains his most memorable: that of Po-Han, the funny, tragic engine-room attendant and surprise boxing champ in "The Sand Pebbles" (1966), starring Steve McQueen.
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Filmography
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36% | 60% | TMNT | Splinter (Voice) | $54.1M | 2007 |
36% | 83% | Memoirs of a Geisha | Sakamoto (Character) | $57.0M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cages | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
23% | 38% | Bulletproof Monk | Mr. Kojima (Character) | $23.0M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deception | Straw Hat (Character) | - | 2001 |
24% | 66% | Pearl Harbor | Admiral Yamamoto (Character) | $198.5M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Samurai Jack: The Trilogy | Aku (Voice) | - | 2001 |
76% | 56% | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Mr. Yamaguchi (Voice) | $76.5M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 85% | The Bird People in China | Shen (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Balance of Power | Todo Matsumoto (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Riot | Mr. Lee (Character) | - | 1997 |
58% | 73% | Seven Years in Tibet | Kungo Tsarong (Character) | $37.9M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Sworn to Justice | Mr. Young (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 42% | A Dangerous Place | Sensei (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Crying Freeman | Shudo Shimazaki (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 27% | Blood for Blood | Buun Som (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Red Sun Rising | Buntoro Iga (Character) | - | 1994 |
5% | 28% | Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Nakano (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cultivating Charlie | Katsu (Character) | - | 1994 |
26% | 48% | Sidekicks | Mr. Lee (Character) | $14.5M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Samurai | Mr. Tszing (Character) | - | 1993 |
9% | 15% | RoboCop 3 | Kanemitsu (Character) | $8.9M | 1993 |
33% | 40% | Rising Sun | Yoshida-san (Character) | $62.5M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nightingale | Narrator (Character) | - | 1992 |
36% | 63% | The Perfect Weapon | Kim (Character) | $11.8M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strawberry Road | Unknown (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Sgt. Moritaki (Character) | - | 1990 |
52% | 48% | Pacific Heights | Toshio Watanabe (Character) | $27.9M | 1990 |
33% | 52% | Taking Care of Business | Mr. Sakamoto (Character) | $20.0M | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in Paradise | Capt. Kilalo (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Fatal Mission | Trang (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Unremarkable Life | Max Chin (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wash | Nobu Matsumoto (Character) | $13.5K | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Silent Assassins | Oyama (Character) | - | 1988 |
81% | 68% | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Jimmy Sakuyama (Character) | $19.2M | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 31% | P.O.W. The Escape | Capt. Vinh (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Armed Response | Akira Tanaka (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Kung Fu: The Movie | The Manchu (Character) | - | 1986 |
26% | 38% | Conan the Destroyer | Akiro 'The Wizard' (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hawaiian Heat | Maj. Taro Oshira (Character) | - | 1984 |
89% | 74% | Testament | Mike (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Last Ninja | Aitaro Sakura (Character) | - | 1983 |
67% | 74% | Conan the Barbarian | The Wizard (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | 39% | An Eye for an Eye | James Chan (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 35% | The Bushido Blade | Enjiro (Character) | - | 1981 |
0% | 48% | Under the Rainbow | Nakomuri (Character) | - | 1981 |
67% | 43% | The Big Brawl | Herbert (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | When Hell Was in Session | Maj. Bai (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Farewell to Manzanar | Fukimoto (Character) | - | 1976 |
60% | 33% | The Killer Elite | Yuen Chung (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Prisoners | Sgt. Nguyen (Character) | - | 1975 |
50% | 47% | The Island at the Top of the World | Oomiak (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders | Tao Gan (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 57% | The Green Hornet | Low Sing (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Kenji (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | If Tomorrow Comes | Tadashi (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Silence | Unknown (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | 52% | The Hawaiians | Mun Ki (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Challenge | Yuro (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | 29% | The Great Bank Robbery | Secret Agent Fong (Character) | - | 1969 |
85% | 88% | The Sand Pebbles | Po-han (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 73% | The Ugly Dachshund | Kenji (Character) | - | 1966 |
TV
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89% | 88% | Monk | Master Zi (Guest Star) | 2005 |
93% | 95% | Samurai Jack | Aku (Voice) | 2002-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Sash | Master Li (Character) | 2003 |
78% | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Martial Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
40% | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
95% | 94% | Frasier | Sam Tanaka (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lovejoy | Unknown (Character) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guns of Paradise | Unknown (Character) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Equalizer | Jimmy Thanarat (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tour of Duty | Tran (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown (Character) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hawaiian Heat | Maj. Taro Oshira (Character) | 1984 |
56% | 64% | The A-Team | Lin Duk Coo (Guest Star) | 1983 |
100% | No Score Yet | Greatest American Hero | Master of Flowers (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Magnum, P.I. | Tozan (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CHiPs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Facts of Life | Mr. Wakamatsu (Guest Star) | 1982 |
25% | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 87% | M*A*S*H | Li Han (Guest Star) | 1974 1976 1979-1980 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Incredible Hulk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978-1979 |
100% | 81% | Wonder Woman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
84% | 79% | Columbo | Kanji Ousu (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Tami Okada (Character) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Room 222 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Kenji (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Valley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vacation Playhouse | Simba (Character) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | F Troop | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Green Hornet | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Spy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wackiest Ship in the Army | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gidget | Casey (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | 54% | I Dream of Jeannie | Kato (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Ito Nakayama (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gallant Men | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Akai Takahashi (Guest Star) | 1962 |