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Mako
🎂 Dec 10, 1933 — 🕯️ Jul 21, 2006 (72 years)
Kobe, Japan
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.
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72R.I.P.
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49Series
72 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
1 nom.
Oscars
56
Movies
49
Series
Movies
Pearl Harbor
2001
TMNT
2007
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
RoboCop 3
1993
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
The Sand Pebbles
1966
Rising Sun
1993
Sidekicks
1992
An Eye for an Eye
1981
Crying Freeman
1995
The Killer Elite
1975
Pacific Heights
1990
The Bird People in China
1998
Never So Few
1959
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
Testament
1983
The Perfect Weapon
1991
Bulletproof Monk
2003
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Silence
1971
The Bushido Blade
1981
The Accomplice
1999
Under the Rainbow
1981
Taking Care of Business
1990
The Green Hornet
1974
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
Sworn to Justice
1996
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
Riot
1997
A Dangerous Place
1994
Balance of Power
1996
The Hawaiians
1970
Red Sun Rising
1994
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
Cruel Game
2002
Armed Response
1986
Alegría
1999
Midnight Man
1995
Silent Assassins
1988
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
Fatal Mission
1990
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
Cages
2007
Yokahama Mama
1972
TV Shows
Samurai Jack
2001
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Hawaiian Heat
1984
M*A*S*H
1972
Martial Law
1998
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Lovejoy
1986
Duck Dodgers
2003
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Time Tunnel
1966
Columbo
1971
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Burke's Law
1963
Kung Fu
1972
F Troop
1965
The A-Team
1983
The Facts of Life
1979
The F.B.I.
1965
Love, American Style
1969
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
Monk
2002
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Mannix
1967
Frasier
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
A Man Called Sloane
1979
Platypus Man
1995
The Equalizer
1985
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Mako
1933-12-10 · Kobe, Japan
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.