Mako
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1933-12-10
Deathday 2006-07-21 (72 years old)
Place of Birth Kobe, Japan
Also Known As Mako Iwamatsu, Mako Wakamatsu, Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου, Iwamatsu 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 married to actress Shizuko Hoshi with whom he had two daughters (both are actresses) and three grandchildren.
Known For
Actor
as Poe
as Splinter (voice)
as Himself
as Sakamoto
as Tan
as Iroh (voice)
as Mr. Kojima
as Happy Cat (voice)
as Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)
as Straw Hat
as The Ancient One (voice)
as Master Zi
as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
as Aku (voice)
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
as The Wizard (archive footage)
as Old Momo
as Dr. Yosh Takahashi
as Shen
as Kungo Tsarong
as Mr. Lee
as Mr. Young
as Todo Matsumoto
as Henry Muranaka
as Buun Som
as Shido Shimazaki
as Ichiro Higashimori
as Mr. Loo
as Nakano
as Sensei
as Buntoro Iga
as Yoshida-san
as Kanemitsu
as Lee Moy
as Sam Tanaka
as Dr. Henry Lee
as Edward Song
as Li Sung
as Mr. Lee
as Narrator (voice)
as Frank Machida
as Kim
as Toshio Watanabe
as Mr. Sakamoto
as Sgt. Moritaki
as Trang
as Capt. Kilalo
as Max Chin
as Mr. Yamamoto
as Nobu Matsumoto
as Jimmy
as Oyama
as Kao
as Tran
as Akira Tanaka
as Capt. Vinh
as The Manchu
as Toshiro Tanaka
as Jimmy Thanarat
as Maj. Taro Oshira
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
as Maj. Taro Oshira
as Mori
as Mike
as Aitaro Sakura
as Gardener / Minister
as Pastry Chef
as The Wizard / Narrator
as Gardener / Minister
as James Chan
as Nakomuri
as Enjiro
as Master of Flowers
as Oda
as Herbert
as Maj. Bai
as Tanaka
as Li Sung
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
as Fukimoto
as narrator
as John Moroshima
as Mr. Yamaguchi
as Yuen Chung
as Sgt. Nguyen
as Mr. Brown
as Tao Gan
as Oomiak
as Low Sing
as Rooster (voice)
as Wong Ti Lu
as Kenji
as Major Choi
as Tadashi
as Kichijiro
as Kanji Ousu
as Psychiatrist
as Mun Ki
as Yuro
as Secret Agent Fong
as Jack
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
as Kazuo Tahashi
as Tami Okada
as Phil Tsang
as Po-han
as Kenji
as Lt. Nakamura
as Low Sing
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
as Yoshimura
as Angry Youth (uncredited)
as Kato
as Wong Lo
as Samurai Warrior
as Captain Osato
as The Japanese Commander
as Happy Tuava
as Pete
as Kyoto
as Yamada, Jr.
as Akai Takahashi
as Soldier in Hospital
as Ito Nakayama
as Self - Nominee/Performer
Art
as Production Design