No matter what happens, we couldn’t let people say Asian-American actors can’t act.
Mako Quotes
Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain.
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| Birth: | 10th December, 1933 |
| Death: | 10th July, 2006 |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Profession: | Actor |
About
Mako Iwamatsu was a Japanese-born American actor and voice artist who has been nominated for numerous awards. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as Mako where he omits his surname. He is known for his acting role as Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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