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Mako Iwamatsu, Mako Wakamatsu, Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου, Iwamatsu Mako, 岩松信, マコ岩松, ماکو
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1933-12-10
- event Death Date 2006-07-21
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 16.9
- info Birth Place Kobe, Japan
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Mako
7.2
Seven Years in Tibet
1997-09-12
6.2
TMNT
2007-03-23
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001-05-21
5.4
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007-04-28
0
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980-12-06
6.3
Pacific Heights
1990-09-28
4.8
RoboCop 3
1993-01-21
7.2
The Sand Pebbles
1966-12-20
5.3
Sidekicks
1992-12-17
5.5
Bulletproof Monk
2003-03-28
4.8
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994-11-29
5.8
The Killer Elite
1975-12-19
6.2
Rising Sun
1993-07-30
6.1
Conan the Destroyer
1984-06-29
6.8
Conan the Barbarian
1982-04-02
6.7
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988-08-12
5
Silent Assassins
1988-05-18
7.2
The Bird People in China
1998-06-10
4
Cages
2005-10-07
6.4
The Island at the Top of the World
1974-12-16
5.2
An Eye for an Eye
1981-08-14
3.2
The Last Ninja
1983-07-07
6.7
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000-11-17
6
The Challenge
1970-02-10
5.2
Under the Rainbow
1981-07-31
5
Kung Fu The Movie
1986-02-01
5.1
Armed Response
1986-10-01
5.9
The Big Brawl
1980-08-18
7.2
Silence
1971-11-13
5.7
Sworn to Justice
1996-10-01
5.4
The Hawaiians
1970-06-17
2.5
Cruel Game
2002-11-27
4.5
P.O.W. The Escape
1986-04-01
5.2
Girls of the White Orchid
1983-11-28
5.2
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968-05-08
4.5
Red Sun Rising
1994-09-01
0
The Wash
1988-08-17
6.3
The Great Bank Robbery
1969-06-24
6.7
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000-05-30
5.4
The Bushido Blade
1981-06-19
4
The Sea Wolf
1997-01-01
9.2
Fatal Mission
1990-07-25
5.1
Midnight Man
1995-05-09
0
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974-12-29
0
An Unremarkable Life
1989-10-12
6.8
The Green Hornet
1974-03-21
0
Nightingale
1992-10-04
10
The Slanted Screen
2006-01-03
6.2
A Dangerous Place
1994-11-14
0
Hawaiian Heat
1984-09-14
0
Prisoners
1975-07-01
5.4
Never So Few
1959-12-07
5.2
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965-07-09
6.2
Balance of Power
1996-06-25
6.4
Testament
1983-11-04
7
When Hell Was in Session
1979-10-08
6
Farewell to Manzanar
1976-03-11
0
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976-01-01
5
Yokahama Mama
1972-12-24
6.1
The Perfect Weapon
1991-03-15
6.2
Taking Care of Business
1990-08-16
6.3
Crying Freeman
1995-04-23
4
My Samurai
1992-01-01
6.7
The Ugly Dachshund
1966-02-16
9
Pacific Overtures
1976-09-06
3.7
The Nightingale
1983-05-10
8
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017-10-16
5.8
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990-08-06
4
Murder in Paradise
1990-01-19
10
Strawberry Road
1991-04-27
5.5
The Accomplice
1999-04-10
6.8
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
1999-01-10
7.7
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005-12-06
1
Fools
1970-12-23
8
If Tomorrow Comes
1971-12-07
5.5
Riot
1997-04-27
7.6
The Time Tunnel
1966-09-09
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11
6
The Gallant Men
1962-10-05
8.1
Columbo
1971-09-15
8.7
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005-02-21
7.2
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000-06-18
8
M*A*S*H
1972-09-17
4.3
Supertrain
1979-02-07
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10
6
Burke's Law
1963-09-20
7.1
Martial Law
1998-09-26
6.7
Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20
6.5
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993-01-27
7.6
Kung Fu
1972-10-14
6.1
F Troop
1965-09-14
7.5
The A-Team
1983-01-23
6.4
Gidget
1965-09-15
7.1
The Facts of Life
1979-08-24
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965-09-19
6
Love, American Style
1969-09-29
7.9
I Dream of Jeannie
1965-09-18
8
Monk
2002-07-12
7.3
The Greatest American Hero
1981-03-18
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20
6
Flamingo Road
1981-01-06
7
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21
6
Room 222
1969-09-11
6.7
Mannix
1967-09-16
7.2
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004-09-18
7.7
Frasier
1993-09-16
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29
5
A Man Called Sloane
1979-09-22
2
Platypus Man
1995-01-23
7.1
The Equalizer
1985-09-18
7.1
Wonder Woman
1975-11-07
7.3
JAG
1995-09-23
7.5
Voyagers!
1982-10-03
6.4
7th Heaven
1996-08-26
7.3
Lovejoy
1986-01-10
7
Ironside
1967-03-28
5
Khan!
1975-02-07
4
Maid in Akihabara
2005-12-01
6.5
Anna and the King
1972-09-11
5.4
Paradise
1988-10-27
8.1
Tour of Duty
1987-09-24
5.7
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982-09-24
6.7
McHale's Navy
1962-10-11
4.5
Mr. T and Tina
1976-09-25
6.1
The Big Valley
1965-09-15
8.7
Black Sash
2003-03-30
5.5
Supercarrier
1988-03-06
3
Hawaiian Heat
1984-09-14
5
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962-09-11
7.3
The Green Hornet
1966-09-09
6
Visions
1976-10-21
0
Lost at Home
2003-04-01
8.3
The West Wing
1999-09-22
8.5
Samurai Jack
2001-08-10
4.6
Tony Awards
1956-04-01
7.4
Duck Dodgers
2003-08-23
7.4
Duck Dodgers
2003-08-23
6
Burke's Law
1963-09-20
8.2
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982-09-11
6.5
Ensign O'Toole
1962-09-23
5.8
The Paradise Club
1989-09-19
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23
6
Broadside
1964-09-20
6
Broadside
1964-09-20
7
Arrest and Trial
1963-09-15
7.9
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002-09-14
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965-09-19
7
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04