Mako
ActingAlso Known As
Mako Iwamatsu, Mako Wakamatsu, Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου, Iwamatsu Mako, 岩松信
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. 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.
Movies
(76 total)
Pearl Harbor
as Isoroku Yamamoto
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sakamoto
Seven Years in Tibet
as Kungo Tsarong
Conan the Barbarian
as The Wizard / Narrator
Conan the Destroyer
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
RoboCop 3
as Kanemitsu
TMNT
as Splinter (voice)
Bulletproof Monk
as Mr. Kojima
Rising Sun
as Yoshida-san
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Nakano
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
Pacific Heights
as Toshio Watanabe
Crying Freeman
as Shudo Shimazaki
The Sand Pebbles
as Po-han
The Big Brawl
as Herbert
Sidekicks
as Mr. Lee
The Ugly Dachshund
as Kenji
Taking Care of Business
as Mr. Sakamoto
TV Shows
(74 total)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Iroh (voice)
Monk
as Master Zi
The A-Team
as Pastry Chef
Samurai Jack
as Aku (voice)
Frasier
as Sam Tanaka
I Dream of Jeannie
as Kato
Columbo
as Kanji Ousu
M*A*S*H
as Major Choi
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as The Ancient One (voice)
The West Wing
as Dr. Yosh Takahashi
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Dr. Henry Lee
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Edward Song
The Incredible Hulk
as Li Sung
Wonder Woman
as Mr. Brown
Magnum, P.I.
as Tozan
JAG
as Ichiro Higashimori
Kung Fu
as Wong Ti Lu
7th Heaven
as Henry Muranaka
The Time Tunnel
as Lt. Nakamura
Tour of Duty
as Tran