Mako was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply '''Mako''' (マコ). His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned 5 decades and 165 productions. He was an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Tony Award nominee. Born and raised in Kobe, Mako moved to the United States after the Second World War, where his dissident parents had moved to escape political persecution. Wikipedia