Movies by Mako
As part of the cast:
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The Great Bank Hoax / The Great Bank Robbery (2009)
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Kim Novak, Ned Beatty …
Directed by: Joseph Jacoby, Hy Averback
A banking clerk works his connections from the inside and ends up with more corruption than he bargained for in The Great Bank Hoax (1978), while three different plans to rob the same Texas…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2007)
Cast: Nolan North, James Arnold Taylor, Mitchell Whitfield …
Directed by: Kevin Munroe
Turtle power is back with a vengeance in this animated adventure. New York is teeming with trouble again, and it's up to Leonardo and Master Splinter to whip Raphael, Donatello and…
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Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
Cast: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino …
Directed by: Sebastian Gutierrez
Reporter Sadie Blake awakens to find herself in a morgue, transformed into a member of the undead by a vampire cult. With help from a cop who lost his daughter to the same sect, Sadie embarks…
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The Slanted Screen (2006)
Cast: Phillip Rhee, James Shigeta, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa …
Directed by: Jeff Adachi
Filmmaker Jeff Adachi salutes groundbreaking entertainers while turning a critical lens on the ways in which American cinema has depicted Asian men. Segments focus on the careers of…
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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho …
Directed by: Rob Marshall
When 9-year-old Chiyo is sold to a Kyoto geisha house, she endures harsh treatment from the owners and the haughty head geisha, Hatsumomo -- who's envious of Chiyo's stunning beauty…
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Ashy 2 Classy (2005)
Hit the road with up-and-coming gangsta rappers like Mako, Reeze and Q from the Brokerage Firm. In this hip-hop documentary, the fellas team up with well-established MC Eiht, who helps them…
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Cast: Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena …
Made in the United States but deeply informed by the graphic style of Asian anime, this animated series conjures up an exotic fantasy world to frame the elaborate saga of a lad born with…
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Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Seann William Scott, James King …
Directed by: Paul Hunter
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the…
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Pearl Harbor (2001)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale …
Directed by: Michael Bay
The friendship between two fighter pilots is put to the test when they become entangled in a love triangle with a beautiful nurse. But the rivalry is put on hold when they find themselves at…
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Samurai Jack (2001)
Cast: Phil LaMarr, Mako
Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky
An evil shape-shifter named Aku brings destruction upon the land. As the citizens' last hope, a young samurai warrior is trained to defeat Aku. But when he returns as an adult to…
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Cruel Game (2001)
Cast: Jennifer Rubin, Mako, Victoria Silvstedt …
Directed by: Masashi Nagadoi
The con is on when a gorgeous Los Angeles playboy tries to juggle four beautiful women and gets more than he bargained for. When a million bucks goes missing from the Yakuza, Japan's…
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Samurai Jack (2001)
Cast: Phil LaMarr, Mako
Young Jack became a samurai to avenge his father's death at the hands of the demon Aku. Thrown into the future during battle with his archfoe, Jack still seeks to destroy Aku and restore…
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Alegria (1998)
Cast: Rene Bazinet, Frank Langella, Mako …
Directed by: Franco Dragone
Color, confetti, clowns and contortionists combine to tell the story of an enslaved young boy (Clipper Miano), his street-mime friend (Rene Bazinet) and a beautiful circus singer (Julie Cox)…
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Riot (1997)
Cast: Dante Basco, Mario Van Peebles, Kieu Chinh …
Directed by: Richard Di Lello, David C. Johnson, Alex Munoz …
Four individual stories offer multicultural perspectives -- from an Asian liquor store owner to a white L.A.P.D. officer to a black man returning to South Central -- surrounding the racially…
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Sworn To Justice (1996)
Cast: Brad Dourif, Cynthia Rothrock, Kurt McKinney …
Directed by: Paul Maslak
America's martial arts action star Cynthia Rothrock strikes again as Janna, a woman who works both sides of the justice line. By day, she's a criminal psychologist who works for the…
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Balance of Power (1996)
Cast: Billy Blanks, Mako, Lisa Boynton …
Directed by: Rick Bennett
Famed Tae Bo instructor Billy Blanks stars in this explosive action thriller as Niko, a martial arts teacher dedicated to helping inner-city kids. When he turns down an offer from murderous…
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Highlander 3: The Final Dimension (1994)
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Kara Unger …
Directed by: Andy Morahan, Andrew Morahan
After killing the Japanese sorcerer with whom Scotsman Connor MacLeod had been training, the evil immortal Kane is entombed in an underground cave for 500 years. Now, Kane has resurfaced in…
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Rising Sun (1993)
Cast: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel …
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
An ex-investigator (Sean Connery) with knowledge of Japanese customs is called in to help a detective (Wesley Snipes) solve a prostitute's murder. Committed during the height of a…
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RoboCop 3 (1993)
Cast: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Mario Machado …
Directed by: Fred Dekker
When the corrupt company Omni Consumer Products employs brutal mercenaries to push destitute Detroit residents out of their homes, RoboCop quits the police force and joins the revolution in…
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Sidekicks (1992)
Cast: Beau Bridges, Chuck Norris, Jonathan Brandis …
Directed by: Aaron Norris
Forced to contend with asthma, the class bully and a psychotic gym teacher, Barry Gabrewski (Jonathan Brandis) is finding life in middle school stressful. To cope, he escapes with his…
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Taking Care of Business (1991)
Cast: James Belushi, Charles Grodin, Anne De Salvo …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Well-meaning big galoot (and prison escapee) Jim Belushi tries to return a lost date book to its owner (Charles Grodin) in Malibu. Finding no one at home, Belushi co-opts Grodin's…
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The Perfect Weapon (1991)
Cast: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako …
Directed by: Mark Disalle
When gangsters threaten the mentor of martial arts expert Jeff Sanders, the protégé tries but fails to stop them from murdering his teacher. Now, the young kenpo master can think of nothing…
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Pacific Heights (1990)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Melanie Griffith, Michael Keaton …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Young couple Patty and Drake (Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine) buy their dream house in San Francisco and rent out the ground floor apartment to Carter Hayes, who seems to be an ideal…
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An Unremarkable Life (1989)
Cast: Patricia Neal, Shelley Winters, Rochelle Oliver …
Directed by: Amin Q. Chaudhri
Frances and Evelyn McEllany (Patricia Neal and Shelley Winters), aging sisters who have spent most of their adult lives together, are forced to confront jealousy and painful emotions when one…
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola directed this fact-based account of dreamer and auto entrepreneur Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges). Unimpressed with the cars being built following World War II, Tucker…
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Armed Response (1986)
Cast: David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako …
Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
After Clay Roth (David Goss) -- the son of a World War II veteran (Lee Van Cleef) and brother to two Vietnam vets (David Carradine and Brent Huff) -- gets caught in a scheme involving a…
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Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Cast: Tracey Walter, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
While on a quest to retrieve a magical gem, muscleman Conan vanquishes mortal and supernatural adversaries with help from his ham-fisted sidekick, a wacky wizard, a fierce woman warrior and a…
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Death Ride to Osaka (1983)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Thomas Byrd, Mako …
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Hoping to catch her big showbiz break, aspiring but naïve chanteuse Carol Health (Jennifer Jason Leigh) signs on for a monthlong stint at a sizzling Toyko nightspot -- and lives to…
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Testament (1983)
Cast: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris …
Directed by: Lynne Littman
The Wetherly family copes with the news that nuclear bombs have been detonated across the country, and it's only a matter of time before one explodes near their own home. When it does,…
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow …
Directed by: John Milius
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in his breakout role as Conan, who -- after his parents are killed by an evil sorcerer (James Earl Jones) -- is sent to a slave camp, where he trains to be a…
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The Bushido Blade (1981)
Cast: Frank Converse, Richard Boone, Sonny Chiba …
Directed by: Tom Kotani
Set in 19th century Japan, at the time of American Commodore Matthew Perry's (Richard Boone) opening of the ancient nation, Bushido Blade involves Perry's efforts to locate a sacred…
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Battle Creek Brawl (1980)
Cast: Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Kristine de Bell …
Directed by: Robert Clouse
Enter the Dragon director Robert Clouse re-creates some Bruce Lee-style thrills in this Hong Kong-style action adventure where fists fly, kicks break bones and Jackie Chan amazes with his…
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The Killer Elite (1975)
Cast: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
One of the least well-known films from legendary director Sam Peckinpah, this action-thriller reunites Godfather co-stars James Caan and Robert Duvall. After Mike Locken (Caan) is left…
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The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
Cast: David Hartman, Donald Sinden, Jacques Marin …
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
In this adventure story set at the turn of the century, Sir Anthony Ross (Donald Sinden) arranges an airship expedition to the Arctic to look for his son, who has disappeared while searching…
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The Hawaiians (1970)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin …
Directed by: Tom Gries
Sea captain Whip Hoxworth (Charlton Heston) comes ashore to join his grandfather's shipping business, but the black sheep learns that the magnate's assets have been left to myopic…
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The Private Navy of Sgt. O' Farrell (1968)
Cast: Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Bob Hope stars as Sgt. O'Farrell in this seaworthy comedy about a wayward Japanese torpedo that's hit a cargo ship full of beer. O'Farrell takes it upon himself to "rescue" the…
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The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Cast: Tommy Lee, Walter Reed, Ben Wright …
Directed by: Robert Wise
Navy engineer Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) finds himself surrounded by conflict when, during the Chinese revolution of the 1920s, he's assigned to an American gunboat in the Yangtze…
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The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Cast: Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Charles Ruggles …
Directed by: Norman Tokar
Danke is a decorated dachshund show dog who's about to have puppies, much to the delight of her owner, Fran (Suzanne Pleshette). As she daydreams of a slew of new show-dogs-in-training,…