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Actor, Mako, was born Makoto Iwamatsu on Dec 10, 1933 in Kobe, Japan. died at the age of 72 on Jul 21, 2006 in Somis, CA .


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Although was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1966Best Supporting ActorThe Sand Pebbles (1966)N/ANominated
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Mako Facts
In the months before his death, he was preparing to appear with his wife in an East West production of the comedy "Motty Chon." Instead of recasting the part, the company, out of respect, canceled the production.

Artistic Director Emeritus of the nation's premier Asian American theatre organization, East West Players, located in the "Little Tokyo" area of Los Angeles, California, USA.

His father Atsushi Iwamatsu who went by the pen name Taro Yashima, wrote the famous children's books Crow Boy and Umbrella.

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