Mako: movies and TV shows
Mako has 158 credits in the archive: 81 films and 77 TV series, from 1956 to 2017. Highest rated: Avatar: The Last Airbender (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2017 · busiest year: 1976 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie | Aku (voice) | Film | 8.1 | 83 |
| 2007 | TMNT | Splinter (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 73 |
| 2007 | TMNT | Film | 6.2 | 73 | |
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Poe | Film | 5.3 | 73 |
| 2007 | Cages | Tan | Film | 4.8 | 73 |
| 2006 | The Slanted Screen | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 72 |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Iroh (voice) | TV | 8.8 | 71 |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Sakamoto | Film | 7.6 | 71 |
| 2005 | Maid in Akihabara | TV | 4.0 | 71 | |
| 2004 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | TV | 7.3 | 70 | |
| 2003 | Duck Dodgers | Happy Cat (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2003 | Duck Dodgers | Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2003 | Bulletproof Monk | Mr. Kojima | Film | 5.5 | 69 |
| 2003 | Black Sash | Master Li | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2003 | Lost at Home | TV | 7.0 | 69 | |
| 2002 | Monk | Master Zi | TV | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2002 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | The Ancient One (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 68 |
| 2002 | Cruel Game | Straw Hat | Film | 3.2 | 68 |
| 2001 | Samurai Jack | Aku (voice) | TV | 8.4 | 67 |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Admiral Yamamoto | Film | 6.9 | 67 |
| 2000 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Mr. Yamaguchi (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 2000 | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | TV | 7.1 | 66 | |
| 2000 | Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | The Wizard (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Dr. Yosh Takahashi | TV | 8.3 | 65 |
| 1999 | Alegría | Old Momo | Film | 6.6 | 65 |
| 1999 | The Accomplice | Santos | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1998 | Martial Law | Master Reng | TV | 7.1 | 64 |
| 1998 | The Bird People in China | Shen | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | Kungo Tsarong | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1997 | Riot | Mr. Lee | Film | 5.4 | 63 |
| 1997 | The Sea Wolf | Film | 5.7 | 63 | |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Henry Muranaka | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1996 | Sworn to Justice | Mr. Young | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 1996 | Balance of Power | Todo Matsumoto | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 1995 | JAG | Ichiro Higashimori | TV | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1995 | Crying Freeman | Shudo Shimazaki | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1995 | Platypus Man | Mr. Loo | TV | 4.7 | 61 |
| 1995 | Midnight Man | Buun Som | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 1994 | Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Nakano | Film | 4.8 | 60 |
| 1994 | A Dangerous Place | Sensei | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1994 | Red Sun Rising | Buntoro Iga | Film | 5.1 | 60 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Sam Tanaka | TV | 7.7 | 59 |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Lee Moy | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Dr. Henry Lee | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Edward Song | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Li Sung | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 | Kanemitsu | Film | 4.9 | 59 |
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Yoshida-san | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1992 | Sidekicks | Mr. Lee | Film | 5.3 | 58 |
| 1992 | My Samurai | Film | 5.7 | 58 | |
| 1992 | Nightingale | Narrator (voice) | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Kim | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1991 | Strawberry Road | Frank Machida | Film | 9.5 | 57 |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Toshio Watanabe | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1990 | Taking Care of Business | Mr. Sakamoto | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1990 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Sgt. Moritaki | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1990 | Fatal Mission | Trang | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1990 | Murder in Paradise | Capt. Kilalo | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club | Mr. Yamamoto | TV | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1989 | An Unremarkable Life | Max Chin | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1988 | Supercarrier | TV | 6.3 | 54 | |
| 1988 | Paradise | Kao | TV | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Jimmy | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1988 | Silent Assassins | Oyama | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1988 | The Wash | Nobu Matsumoto | Film | 10.0 | 54 |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | Tran | TV | 8.1 | 53 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Toshiro Tanaka | TV | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1986 | P.O.W. The Escape | Capt. Vinh | Film | 4.6 | 52 |
| 1986 | Armed Response | Akira Tanaka | Film | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1986 | Kung Fu: The Movie | The Manchu | Film | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Jimmy Thanarat | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | TV | 6.9 | 51 | |
| 1984 | Conan the Destroyer | Akiro 'The Wizard' | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1984 | Hawaiian Heat | Maj. Taro Oshira | TV | 4.0 | 50 |
| 1984 | Hawaiian Heat | Maj. Taro Oshira | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Pastry Chef | TV | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1983 | Testament | Mike | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Mori | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1983 | The Nightingale | Gardener / Minister | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1983 | The Last Ninja | Aitaro Sakura | Film | 3.6 | 49 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Mike | TV | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Nobu Matsumoto | TV | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Gardener / Minister | TV | 8.1 | 48 |
| 1982 | Conan the Barbarian | The Wizard / Narrator | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | TV | 7.5 | 48 | |
| 1982 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | TV | 6.1 | 48 | |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Master of Flowers | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1981 | Flamingo Road | TV | 6.3 | 47 | |
| 1981 | The Bushido Blade | Enjiro | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1981 | An Eye for an Eye | James Chan | Film | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow | Nakomuri | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Tozan | TV | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1980 | The Big Brawl | Herbert | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1980 | Hito Hata: Raise the Banner | Oda | Film | — | 46 |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | Mr. Wakamatsu | TV | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1979 | Supertrain | Kirby Yamashida | TV | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1979 | A Man Called Sloane | Tanaka | TV | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1979 | When Hell Was in Session | Maj. Bai | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Li Sung | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | John Moroshima | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Mr. Yamaguchi | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1976 | Visions | TV | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1976 | Mr. T and Tina | TV | 5.6 | 42 | |
| 1976 | Anatomy of a Song | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1976 | Farewell to Manzanar | Fukimoto | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1976 | Wataridori: Birds of Passage | Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Mr. Brown | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1975 | The Killer Elite | Yuen Chung | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1975 | Khan! | TV | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1975 | Karate Sensei | Narrator | Film | — | 41 |
| 1975 | Prisoners | Sgt. Nguyen | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1974 | The Green Hornet | Low Sing | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1974 | The Island at the Top of the World | Oomiak | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1974 | Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders | Tao Gan | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Major Choi | TV | 7.9 | 38 |
| 1972 | Anna and the King | Sanum | TV | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1972 | Yokahama Mama | Rooster (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Wong Ti Lu | TV | 7.7 | 38 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Kenji | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1971 | Columbo | Kanji Ousu | TV | 8.1 | 37 |
| 1971 | Silence | Kichijiro | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1971 | Silence | Film | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1971 | If Tomorrow Comes | Tadashi | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1970 | The Hawaiians | Mun Ki | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1970 | Fools | Psychiatrist | Film | 3.3 | 36 |
| 1970 | The Challenge | Yuro | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Jack | TV | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1969 | Room 222 | TV | 6.1 | 35 | |
| 1969 | The Great Bank Robbery | Secret Agent Fong | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Kazuo Tahashi | TV | 7.2 | 34 |
| 1968 | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell | Calvin Coolidge Ishimura | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Phil Tsang | TV | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1967 | Mannix | Tami Okada | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel | Lt. Nakamura | TV | 7.6 | 32 |
| 1966 | The Green Hornet | Low Sing | TV | 7.4 | 32 |
| 1966 | The Sand Pebbles | Po-han | Film | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Kenji | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Kato | TV | 7.8 | 31 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Yoshimura | TV | 5.6 | 31 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Angry Youth (uncredited) | TV | 5.6 | 31 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Wong Lo | TV | 6.2 | 31 |
| 1965 | F Troop | Samurai Warrior | TV | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | Gidget | TV | 6.8 | 31 | |
| 1965 | McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1964 | Broadside | Captain Osato | TV | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1964 | Broadside | The Japanese Commander | TV | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Happy Tuava | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Pete | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Kyoto | TV | 8.3 | 29 |
| 1962 | McHale's Navy | TV | 6.7 | 28 | |
| 1962 | McHale's Navy | Lt. Sakawa | TV | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men | TV | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1962 | Ensign O'Toole | Yamada, Jr. | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Akai Takahashi | TV | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1959 | Never So Few | Soldier in Hospital | Film | 5.5 | 25 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Ito Nakayama | TV | 7.2 | 24 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee / Performer | TV | — | 22 |