Makoto Iwamatsu was a Japanese–American actor, best known for his roles as Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles (1966), Oomiak "The Fearless One" in The Island at the Top of the World (1974), Akiro the Wizard in Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984) and Kungo Tsarong in Seven Years in Tibet (1997). Almost all of his acting roles credited him as Mako. He was part of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's 1976 Broadway musical Pacific Overtures, which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He was also one of the founding members of East West Players.
Mako
Active - 1959 - 2007 |
Birth - Dec 10, 1933 |
Death - Jul 21, 2006 |
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Subgenres - Martial Arts Film, Biographical Film, Buddy Film, Ninja Film, Teen Film
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Mako Iwamatsu, Mako Wakamatsu, Makoto Iwamatsu-
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Martial Arts Film, Biographical Film, Buddy Film, Ninja Film, Teen Film, Action Comedy Film, Baseball, Buddy, Buddy Cop Film, Comedy Drama, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Coming-Of-Age Film, Cyberpunk, Disaster Film, Epic Film, Family Film, Female Buddy Film, Heist Film, Historical Film, Neo-Noir, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Prison Film, Rape And Revenge Film, Samurai Cinema, Science Fiction Comedy, Spy, Spy Film, Superhero Film, Supernatural Film, Sword-And-Sandal Film, Vampire Film, Western Film