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Mako

Mako

Highest Rated: 89% Testament (1983)

Lowest Rated: 0% Under the Rainbow (1981)

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.

Highest rated movies

89% Testament
85% The Sand Pebbles
81% Tucker: The Man and His Dream 67% Conan the Barbarian
67% The Big Brawl
60% The Killer Elite
58% Seven Years in Tibet
52% Pacific Heights

Photos

SAND PEBBLES, Mako, Steve McQueen, 1966, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. SIDEKICKS, Beau Bridges, Danica McKellar, Mako, 1992, (c)Triumph Releasing Corporation THE HAWAIIANS, from left: Tina Chen, Mako, 1970 SIDEKICKS, Jonathan Brandis, Mako, 1992, (c)Triumph Releasing TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, Mako (second from left), right left to right: Thom sharp, Jim Belushi, John de Lancie, 1990, © Buena Vista
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
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% 29% 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 Hito Hata: Raise the Banner Oda (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

Credit
89% 89% Monk Master Zi (Guest Star) 2005
93% 96% Samurai Jack Aku (Voice) 2002-2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Sash Master Li (Character) 2003
No Score Yet 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
No Score Yet 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
No Score Yet 70% The A-Team Lin Duk Coo (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet 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
No Score Yet 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% 79% Wonder Woman Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet 80% 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