Personal Info
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1933-12-10 (92 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Kobe, Japan
Also Known For
Mako IwamatsuMako WakamatsuΜάκο ΙβαμάτσουIwamatsu Mako岩松信マコ岩松ماکو
Mako
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 mar ...
Known For
Acting
2017 --
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
| Aku
2007 --
Rise: Blood Hunter
| Poe
2007 --
TMNT
| Splinter (voice)
2006 --
The Slanted Screen
| Himself
2005 --
Memoirs of a Geisha
| Sakamoto
2005 --
Cages
| Tan
2003 --
Bulletproof Monk
| Mr. Kojima
2002 --
Cruel Game
| Straw Hat
2001 --
Pearl Harbor
| Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
2000 --
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
| Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
2000 --
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
| The Wizard (archive footage)
1999 --
The Accomplice
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1999 --
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
| Old Momo
1998 --
The Bird People in China
| Shen
1997 --
Seven Years in Tibet
| Kungo Tsarong
1997 --
Riot
| Mr. Lee
1997 --
The Sea Wolf
|
1996 --
Sworn to Justice
| Mr. Young
1996 --
Balance of Power
| Todo Matsumoto
1995 --
Midnight Man
| Buun Som
1995 --
Crying Freeman
| Shudo Shimazaki
1994 --
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
| Nakano
1994 --
A Dangerous Place
| Sensei
1994 --
Red Sun Rising
| Buntoro Iga
1993 --
Rising Sun
| Yoshida-san
1993 --
RoboCop 3
| Kanemitsu
1992 --
Sidekicks
| Mr. Lee
1992 --
Nightingale
| Narrator (voice)
1992 --
My Samurai
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1991 --
Strawberry Road
| Frank Machida
1991 --
The Perfect Weapon
| Kim
1990 --
Pacific Heights
| Toshio Watanabe
1990 --
Taking Care of Business
| Mr. Sakamoto
1990 --
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
| Sgt. Moritaki
1990 --
Fatal Mission
| Trang
1990 --
Murder in Paradise
| Capt. Kilalo
1989 --
An Unremarkable Life
| Max Chin
1988 --
The Wash
| Nobu Matsumoto
1988 --
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
| Jimmy
1988 --
Silent Assassins
| Oyama
1986 --
Armed Response
| Akira Tanaka
1986 --
P.O.W. The Escape
| Capt. Vinh
1986 --
Kung Fu: The Movie
| The Manchu
1984 --
Hawaiian Heat
| Maj. Taro Oshira
1984 --
Conan the Destroyer
| Akiro 'The Wizard'
1983 --
Girls of the White Orchid
| Mori
1983 --
Testament
| Mike
1983 --
The Last Ninja
| Aitaro Sakura
1983 --
The Nightingale
| Gardener / Minister
1982 --
Conan the Barbarian
| The Wizard / Narrator
1981 --
An Eye for an Eye
| James Chan
1981 --
Under the Rainbow
| Nakomuri
1981 --
The Bushido Blade
| Enjiro
1980 --
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
| Oda
1980 --
The Big Brawl
| Herbert
1979 --
When Hell Was in Session
| Maj. Bai
1976 --
Pacific Overtures
| Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
1976 --
Farewell to Manzanar
| Fukimoto
1976 --
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
| narrator
1975 --
The Killer Elite
| Yuen Chung
1975 --
Prisoners
| Sgt. Nguyen
1974 --
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
| Tao Gan
1974 --
The Island at the Top of the World
| Oomiak
1974 --
The Green Hornet
| Low Sing
1972 --
Yokahama Mama
| Rooster (voice)
1971 --
If Tomorrow Comes
| Tadashi
1971 --
Silence
| Kichijiro
1970 --
Fools
| Psychiatrist
1970 --
The Hawaiians
| Mun Ki
1970 --
The Challenge
| Yuro
1969 --
The Great Bank Robbery
| Secret Agent Fong
1968 --
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
| Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
1966 --
The Sand Pebbles
| Po-han
1966 --
The Ugly Dachshund
| Kenji
1965 --
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
| Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
1959 --
Never So Few
| Soldier in Hospital