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MAKO Biography

Birth Name:
Makoto Iwamatsu
Birth Place:
Kobe, Japan
Profession
Actor, director, writer, voice artist

Fast Facts

  • Lived with his grandparents in Japan while his parents were in the U
  • S
  • studying art
  • In 1949, after the war ended, joined his parents in the U
  • S
  • Attended the Pratt Institute with the intention of studying architecture
  • In the 1950s, enlisted in the military
  • In 1956, became a naturalized U
  • S
  • citizen
  • Trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse in California
  • Co-founder of the East West Players, the nation's first Asian-American theater organization, established in 1965

Awards

  • 1967Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1966Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated

Relationships

  • Mimosa Iwamatsu -- Daughter
  • Sala Iwamatsu -- Daughter
  • Atsushi Iwamatsu -- Father
  • Tomoe Sasako -- Mother
  • Momo Yashima -- Sister
  • Shizuko Hoshi -- Wife