Mako
- Birthday
- Dec 10, 1933
- Birthplace
- Kobe, Japan
Bio: Japanese actor Mako, born Makoto Iwamatsu, has spent most of his professional career in the United States. His first important film appearance was as Po-Han, Steve McQueen's assistant machinist, in The Sand Pebbles (1966), a performance that earned him an Oscar nomination. He remained in films into the 1990s, playing choice character parts in such films as… More Bio: Japanese actor Mako, born Makoto Iwamatsu, has spent most of his professional career in the United States. His first important film appearance was as Po-Han, Steve McQueen's assistant machinist, in The Sand Pebbles (1966), a performance that earned him an Oscar nomination. He remained in films into the 1990s, playing choice character parts in such films as Hawaiians (1967), Conan the Destroyer (1984), and Rising Sun (1993). Mako's TV credits include the role of Major Oshira on the weekly Hawaiian Heat (1984) and the 1990 TV movie Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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TMNT (2007)
- Splinter
- 34%
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The Slanted Screen (2006)
- Actor
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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
- Sakamoto
- 35%
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Ashy 2 Classy (2005)
- Actor
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Bulletproof Monk (2003)
- Mr. Kojima
- 23%
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Mako Videos
Memoirs Of A Geisha
1 minutes 2 seconds
Seven Years In Tibet
30 seconds
Tmnt: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2 minutes 42 seconds
Bulletproof Monk
2 minutes 47 seconds
Cruel Game
1 minutes 1 seconds
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