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Mako (actor)
was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako. His film roles include Po-Han in ''The Sand Pebbles'' (1966) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), 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). 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. Later in his career, he became well known for his voice acting roles, including Aku in the first four seasons of ''Samurai Jack'' (2001–2004), and Iroh in the first two seasons of ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' ( 2005–2006). He died on July 21, 2006, aged 72, from esophageal cancer. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashinada-ku, Kobe
is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km², and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage. Transportation Railways *JR Kobe Line ( Sumiyoshi - Settsu Motoyama - Konan-Yamate) *Hankyu Kobe Line ( Mikage - Okamoto) *Hanshin Main Line ( Ishiyagawa - Mikage - Sumiyoshi - Uozaki - Ōgi - Fukae) * Rokko Liner Roads *Hanshin Expressway 3 - Kobe Route, 5 - Wangan Route * Route 2, Route 43, Route 171 Sea *Port of Kobe ( Rokko Island) Education Universities: * Kobe International University on Rokko Island * Konan University * Konan Women's University Public high schools: * Rokko Island High School ( 神戸市立六甲アイランド高等学校) on Rokko Island Private high school: *Nada High School International schools: * Canadian Academy on Rokko Island * Deutsche Schule Kobe on Rokko Island Former schools: * Norwegian School - Moved to Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
