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.
as Aku (voice)
as Poe
as Splinter (voice)
as Tan
as Himself
as Sakamoto
as Self/Narrator
as Iroh (voice)(40 eps)
as Happy Cat (voice)(2 eps)
as Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)(1 ep)
as Master Li(6 eps)
as Mr. Kojima
as Straw Hat
as The Ancient One (voice)(1 ep)
as Master Zi(1 ep)
as Aku (voice)(48 eps)
as Self - Voice of Henry Sugimoto
as Admiral Yamamoto
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
as The Wizard (archive footage)
as Dr. Yosh Takahashi(1 ep)
as Santos
as Old Momo
as Master Reng(2 eps)
as Shen
as Kungo Tsarong
as Mr. Lee
as Mr. Young
as Henry Muranaka(1 ep)
as Todo Matsumoto
as Ichiro Higashimori(1 ep)
as Buun Som
as Shudo Shimazaki
as Mr. Loo(1 ep)
as Nakano
as Sensei
as Buntoro Iga
as Lee Moy(1 ep)
as Sam Tanaka(1 ep)
as Yoshida-san
as Dr. Henry Lee(1 ep)
as Edward Song(1 ep)
as Li Sung(2 eps)
as Kanemitsu
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(1 ep)
as Kao(1 ep)
as Nobu Matsumoto
as Jimmy
as Oyama
as Tran(1 ep)
as Akira Tanaka
as Capt. Vinh
as The Manchu
as Toshiro Tanaka(2 eps)
as Jimmy Thanarat(1 ep)
as Maj. Taro Oshira
as Maj. Taro Oshira(11 eps)
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
as Mori
as Mike
as Aitaro Sakura
as Gardener / Minister
as Pastry Chef(1 ep)
as Gardener / Minister(1 ep)
as The Wizard
as Mike(1 ep)
as Nobu Matsumoto(1 ep)
as James Chan
as Nakomuri
as Enjiro
as Master of Flowers(1 ep)
as Tozan(1 ep)
as Herbert
as Maj. Bai
as Tanaka(1 ep)
as Mr. Wakamatsu(1 ep)
as Kirby Yamashida(1 ep)
as Li Sung(2 eps)
as John Moroshima(1 ep)
as Mr. Yamaguchi(1 ep)
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
as Fukimoto
as Narrator
as Yuen Chung
as Mr. Brown(1 ep)
as Sgt. Nguyen
as Narrator
as Tao Gan
as Oomiak
as Low Sing
as Rooster (voice)
as Wong Ti Lu(1 ep)
as Major Choi(4 eps)
as Kenji
as Sanum(1 ep)
as Tadashi
as Kichijiro
as Kanji Ousu(1 ep)
as Psychiatrist
as Mun Ki
as Yuro
as Jack(1 ep)
as Secret Agent Fong
as Kazuo Tahashi(1 ep)
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
as Tami Okada(1 ep)
as Phil Tsang(1 ep)
as Po-han
as Lt. Nakamura(1 ep)
as Low Sing(1 ep)
as Kenji
as Yoshimura(1 ep)
as Angry Youth (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Kato(1 ep)
as Wong Lo(1 ep)
as Samurai Warrior(1 ep)
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
as Happy Tuava(1 ep)
as Pete(1 ep)
as Kyoto(1 ep)
as Lt. Sakawa(1 ep)
as Yamada, Jr.(1 ep)
as Akai Takahashi(1 ep)
as Soldier in Hospital
as Ito Nakayama(1 ep)
as Self - Nominee / Performer(1 ep)