Mako
Actor
Mako was born in Kobe, Japan, the son of noted children's book author and illustrator Taro Yashima. His parents moved to the United States when he was a small child. He joined them there after World War II, in 1949, joining the military in the 1950s. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1956. When Mako first joined his parents in the USA, he studied architecture. During his military service, he discovered his theatrical talent, and trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Mako was married to actress Shizuko Hoshi with whom he had two daughters (both are actresses) and three grandchildren.
Filmography - Acting
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Blood for Blood (2015)
As: Buun Som
When the police start a crackdown on Yakuza activities, a killer (James Lew) starts killing the cops forcing a martial-arts officer (Lorenzo Lamas) to fight back. AKA Midnight Man
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: John Weidner
Stars: James Lew | Lorenzo Lamas | James T. Callahan | Mako
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
As: Poe
A young reporter (Lucy Liu) wakes up and realises that she is not alive anymore. She goes on a personal vendetta for a group a cultists that are responsible for her death.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Sebastián Gutiérrez
Stars: Lucy Liu | Michael Chiklis | Carla Gugino | James D'Arcy | Marilyn Manson
TMNT (2007)
As: Splinter (voice)
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Kevin Munroe
Stars: Chris Evans | Kevin Smith | Patrick Stewart | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Mako
The Slanted Screen (2006)
As: Himself
From silent film star Sessue Hayakawa to Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle, the Slanted Screen examines the portrayal Asian men in film and television, and how new filmmakers are now re-defining age-old stereotypes.
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Jeff Adachi
Stars: Will Yun Lee | Tzi Ma | Jason Scott Lee | Bobby Lee | Frankie Chin
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
As: Mr. Kojima
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 ancient intricacies of kung fu.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Paul Hunter
Stars: Jaime King | Seann William Scott | Karel Roden | Chow Yun-Fat | K. C. Collins
Cruel Game (2002)
As: Straw Hat
The con is on when a gorgeous LA 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 notorious mafia, the chase is on for the culprit. But in this tale of cross and double cross, no one is who they say they are and everyone's just in it for one thing -- get the money and get out.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Masashi Nagadoi
Stars: Jennifer Rubin | Carrie Stevens | Adam Baratta | Ross King | Jennifer Tung
Pearl Harbor (2001)
As: Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Runtime: 183 min.
Directed by: Michael Bay
Stars: Ben Affleck | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Kate Beckinsale | Jon Voight | Josh Hartnett
Rugrats In Paris (2000)
As: Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
The Rugrats are back! There's Tommy the brave one, Chuckie the timid one, Phil and Lil the odd couple, Dil, and spoiled brat Angelica. This time they're wreaking havoc in Paris, France, where Tommy's dad Stu is summoned after yet another one of his inventions took a dump.
Runtime: 78 min.
Directed by: Stig Bergqvist
Stars: Susan Sarandon | Tara Strong | John Lithgow | Cheryl Chase | E.G. Daily
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000)
As: The Wizard (archive footage)
Nearly all the cast and crew are on hand to give stories and memories about the making of the film. Plenty of detail on every aspect of the film from pre-production to opening night is covered.
Runtime: 52 min.
Directed by: Laurent Bouzereau
Stars: James Earl Jones | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Oliver Stone | John Milius | Dino De Laurentiis
The Bird People in China (1998)
As: Shen
Wada (Masahiro Motoki), a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza (Renji Ishibashi), who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing...
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Stars: Renji Ishibashi | Masahiro Motoki | Li Li Wang | Mako | Yuichi Minato
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
As: Kungo Tsarong
Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Stars: Brad Pitt | David Thewlis | BD Wong | Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk | Mako
Sworn to Justice (1996)
As: Mr. Young
After masked attackers kill her sister and young nephew, a female psychologist takes the law into her own hands by acting as a defense witness by day and a ruthless avenger by night.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Paul Maslak
Stars: Brad Dourif | Tony Lo Bianco | Cynthia Rothrock | Kurt McKinney | Mako
Balance of Power (1996)
As: Todo Matsumoto
A martial arts expert who runs a dojo for under-privileged kids from a dilapidated warehouse is shaken down by gangsters demanding protection money. Then when one of his students is gunned down in the street by the gang, he swears revenge. Meanwhile the gang leader is setting up a death match between the best fighters and is forcing a former trainer to find a new champion by threatening his granddaughter.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Rick Bennett
Stars: James Lew | Billy Blanks | Mako | Denis Akiyama | Lisa Jai
Crying Freeman (1995)
As: Shido Shimazaki
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Christophe Gans
Stars: Mark Dacascos | Byron Mann | Rae Dawn Chong | Julie Condra | Masaya Kato
A Dangerous Place (1995)
As: Sensei
When Ethan's older brother Greg is found dead, the police rule the case a suicide, but Ethan suspects foul play stemming from Greg's recent involvement with a martial arts team called the Scorpions. Ethan is also accomplished at martial arts, and he determines to join the Scorpions as a means of learning what really happened to Greg. - Written by Michelle Sturges
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Jerry P. Jacobs
Stars: Marshall R. Teague | Corey Feldman | Ted Jan Roberts | Mako | Erin Gray
Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994)
As: Nakano
Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod (Christopher Lambert) training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano (Mako). When an evil immortal named Kane (Mario Van Peebles) kills the old wizard, the resulting battle leaves him buried in an underground cave. When Kane resurfaces in the 20th century to create havoc, it's up to McLeod to stop him.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Andrew Morahan
Stars: Deborah Kara Unger | Mario Van Peebles | Christopher Lambert | Martin Neufeld | Mako
Red Sun Rising (1994)
As: Buntoro Iga
Thomas Hoshino (Willson) is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho (Lew). He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder (Farrell). Soon they discover that Yakuza prepares a gang war and weapon smuggling. Hoshino must find a way to defeat the killer who posses mystical ninja powers
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Francis Megahy
Stars: Michael Ironside | Don Wilson | Terry Farrell | Soon-Tek Oh | Mako
RoboCop 3 (1993)
As: Kanemitsu
The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. Unfortunately, the inhabitants of the area have no intention of abandoning their homes simply for desires of the company. To this end, OCP have decided to force them to leave by employing a ruthless mercenary army to attack and harass them. An underground resistance ...
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Fred Dekker
Stars: Robert John Burke | Nancy Allen | Jodi Long | Mario Machado | John Posey
Rising Sun (1993)
As: Yoshida-san
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Conner has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize ...
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Stars: Sean Connery | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Harvey Keitel | Wesley Snipes | Kevin Anderson
Kyrie Eleison (1993)
A medical researcher working with a blind, mute quadriplegic patient begins to experiment with hypnotherapy as a means to fix his seemingly non-physical ailments. Unfortunately, results are almost impossible to measure on the crippled subject, so she begins monitoring other, healthy text subjects... and even tries hypnosis on herself! What she's unlocking in the human brain may forever change medical ...
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Hisayasu Satô
Stars: Takeshi Itô | Mako | Kiyomi Itō | Kôichi Imaizumi
Sidekicks (1992)
As: Mr. Lee
Barry is an asthmatic kid having trouble in life. He lives with his father, a computer programmer, in Texas. Barry is struggling to get by in life, dealing with his rough school life, bullies, as well as his health. Barry's only source of enjoyment is fantasizing that he is with Chuck Norris. Barry becomes sick of getting picked on by the bigger guys, and decides to learn karate.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Aaron Norris
Stars: Beau Bridges | Julia Nickson | Chuck Norris | Jonathan Brandis | Mako
My Samurai (1992)
A boy, Peter McCrea, witnesses a gangland murder. He turns to his martial arts teacher, Young Park, to help defend him from the gangsters. On the run from both the gang and the police, Peter learns self-defense and the courage to face his fears.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Fred H. Dresch
Stars: Mako | Julian Lee | Jeff Austin | Tupper Cullum | C. Edward McNeil
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
As: Kim
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills ...
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Mark DiSalle
Stars: James Hong | Jeff Speakman | Mariska Hargitay | Mako | John Dye
Pacific Heights (1990)
As: Toshio Watanabe
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Stars: Michael Keaton | Matthew Modine | Melanie Griffith | Nobu McCarthy | Mako
Taking Care of Business (1990)
As: Mr. Sakamoto
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Stars: James Belushi | Charles Grodin | Anne De Salvo | Stephen Elliott | Loryn Locklin
Fatal Mission (1990)
As: Trang
A CIA Agent must rely on reluctant help from a female spy in the North Vietnam jungle in order to pass through enemy lines.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: George Rowe
Stars: Peter Fonda | Tia Carrere | Ted Markland | James Mitchum | Mako
Murder in Paradise (1990)
As: Capt. Kilalo
A stressed-out, big-city cop seeks refuge in Hawaii, only to become embroiled in a serial murder case that appears to be identical to his last case in New York City.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Fred Walton
Stars: Kevin Kilner | Maggie Han | Mako
An Unremarkable Life (1989)
As: Max Chin
The close bond between two elderly sisters is threatened when one of them begins to have romantic feelings for a local mechanic.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Amin Q. Chaudhri
Stars: Charles S. Dutton | Shelley Winters | Patricia Neal | Madeleine Sherwood | Mako
The Wash (1988)
As: Nobu Matsumoto
Mako is a neglectful husband. Not the most loving man. His wife gradually encounters a widower who is a kind, gentle figure. She eventually makes the transition to leave her husband and go to this fellow.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Michael Tashiyuki Uno
Stars: Sab Shimono | Nobu McCarthy | Mako
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
As: Jimmy
Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthusiastic showman who envisions the car of the future. Against mighty odds he manages to build a fleet of them - only to have his factory shut down by Detroit's Big Three automobile manufacturers. They took away his car - but nobody could take away his dream.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Jeff Bridges | Martin Landau | Frederic Forrest | Joan Allen | Mako
Silent Assassins (1988)
As: Oyama
The evil criminal leader Kendrick has kidnapped an elderly biochemist who holds the secret to creating a biological superweapon. The only person who can possibly stop Kendrick and his gang is L. A. cop Sam Kettle and martial arts master Jun Kim (uncle of a little girl also kidnapped by Kendrick). Together, they go to war against an army of ninjas to rescue the hostages and bring their kidnappers to justice.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Lee Doo-yong | Scott Thomas
Stars: Linda Blair | Phillip Rhee | Sam Jones | Jun Chong | Mako
Armed Response (1986)
As: Akira Tanaka
One of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hires two private investigators to exchange ransom money to recover the statuette, but the trade goes down bad and Clay Roth is killed. This angers Roth's brothers and father, all combat veterans, and they go after the people responsible
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
Stars: David Carradine | Ross Hagen | Lee Van Cleef | Mako | Lois Hamilton
P.O.W. The Escape (1986)
As: Capt. Vinh
Col. Carradine leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the Viet Cong.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Gideon Amir
Stars: David Carradine | Steve James | Mako
Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
As: The Manchu
In his travels, Caine meets up with an old man who has several surprises for him. The first being the destruction of the Shaolin order, the second being that the man is the father of the Emperor's nephew whom he killed in China, and the third is that he seeks his revenge using the son Caine never knew he had sired as the instrument of his death. It will take all of Caine's skill and wisdom to ...
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Richard Lang
Stars: David Carradine | Kerrie Keane | William Lucking | Luke Askew | Mako
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
As: Akiro 'The Wizard'
Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard, this fast-paced, occasionally humorous sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen princess (Olivia D'Abo) and her powerful bodyguard (Wilt Chamberlain) to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagon. Unknown to ...
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Stars: Tracey Walter | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Grace Jones | Wilt Chamberlain | Mako
Girls Of The White Orchid (1983)
As: Mori
In Los Angeles, naive and lonely waitress and aspirant singer Carol finds an advertisement for a job opportunity in Tokyo. Traveling to Japan to work at the White Orchid nightclub, she discovers the scheme of prostitution in the club that belongs to Yakuza. Alone, without money and her passport, she is protected by Shiro, but pressed by the managers Madame Mori and her husband Hatanaka to be receptive to ...
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh | Carolyn Seymour | Ann Jillian | Mako | Thomas Byrd
Testament (1983)
As: Mike
It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks -- many suffer radiation poisoning -- the Wetherly family tries to survive.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Lynne Littman
Stars: Kevin Costner | William Devane | Ross Harris | Jane Alexander | Roxana Zal
The Last Ninja (1983)
As: Aitaro Sakura
A story of an art dealer who leads a double life as a martial arts warrior.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: William A. Graham
Stars: Richard Lynch | Nancy Kwan | Michael Beck | John McMartin | Mako
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
As: The Wizard / Narrator
A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to ...
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: John Milius
Stars: Max von Sydow | James Earl Jones | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Sandahl Bergman | Cassandra Gava
The Bushido Blade (1981)
As: Enjiro
A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Tsugunobu Kotani
Stars: Mike Starr | Richard Boone | Timothy Patrick Murphy | Toshirō Mifune | Sonny Chiba
An Eye for an Eye (1981)
As: James Chan
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Steve Carver
Stars: Richard Roundtree | Christopher Lee | Matt Clark | Chuck Norris | Mako
Under the Rainbow (1981)
As: Nakomuri
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins (from the cast of _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_ ). Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Steve Rash
Stars: Chevy Chase | Joseph Maher | Carrie Fisher | Robert Donner | Eve Arden
The Big Brawl (1980)
As: Herbert
A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Robert Clouse
Stars: Jackie Chan | José Ferrer | Ron Max | Kristine DeBell | Mako
The Killer Elite (1975)
As: Yuen Chung
Mike Locken is one of the principle members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after ...
Runtime: 122 min.
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Stars: James Caan | Robert Duvall | Bo Hopkins | Arthur Hill | Mako
Prisoners (1975)
As: Sgt. Nguyen
Melodrama set in South Vietnam in the 1960s. Krueger (Bramhall), a former infantry lieutenant, is imprisoned at Quai Dong, on the South China Sea, for refusing to fight. After a year at hard labor, he is told to use his Vietnamese language skills to question a Viet Cong suspect. The prisoner is drugged and tortured during the interrogation. Krueger eventually stops the torture by pretending ...
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: William H. Bushnell
Stars: Howard Hesseman | Peter Hooten | Mark Bramhall | Mako | Jesse Dizon
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974)
As: Tao Gan
China, 7th century. On their way to a provincial center Judge Dee and his three wives spend the night at a Taoist monastery. Soon the judge discovers that the secluded place holds a secret - the former abbot died of unnatural causes. After a number of mysterious events and more cases of murder Dee tracks down the true villain.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Jeremy Kagan
Stars: Soon-Tek Oh | Irene Tsu | Miiko Taka | Khigh Dhiegh | Mako
The Green Hornet (1974)
As: Low Sing
After the superstardom and early death of Bruce Lee, 20th Century Fox decided to cobble together a couple of theatrical feature films from this property, of which this 1974 effort is the first. The bulk of the film consists of four episodes crudely spliced together. Scattered throughout are bizarrely irrelevant fight scenes from other episodes, which make the already disjointed plotting quite ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Norman Foster | William Beaudine | E. Darrell Hallenbeck
Stars: Bruce Lee | Van Williams | Charles Bateman | Geoffrey Horne | Mako
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
As: Oomiak
A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished whilst searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere in uncharted Arctic regions. The gentleman puts together an expedition team to go on the search, but when they reach their destination they must escape from some Viking descendants who will kill to keep their existence a secret.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Stars: David Gwillim | Jacques Marin | David Hartman | Donald Sinden | Mako
Silence (1971)
As: Kichijiro (as Mako Iwamatsu)
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Masahiro Shinoda
Stars: Shima Iwashita | Mako | Yoshi Katô | Don Kenny | David Lampson
Fools (1970)
As: Psychiatrist
A horror-movie actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Tom Gries
Stars: Jason Robards | Jack Nance | Katharine Ross | Scott Hylands | Mako
The Hawaiians (1970)
As: Mun Ki
A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.
Runtime: 134 min.
Directed by: Tom Gries
Stars: Geraldine Chaplin | Charlton Heston | John Phillip Law | Mako | Tina Chen
The Challenge (1970)
As: Yuro
All-out war between the United States and an Asian country is averted when the two sides agree to settle their differences by each choosing a single soldier as champion and having the two men fight to the death on an isolated island.
Runtime: 74 min.
Directed by: George McCowan
Stars: James Whitmore | Darren McGavin | Paul Lukas | Broderick Crawford | Mako
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
As: Secret Agent Fong
A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Hy Averback
Stars: Zero Mostel | Claude Akins | Akim Tamiroff | Kim Novak | Clint Walker
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
As: Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow servicemen, women and beer. The supply ship carrying the beer is torpedoed and the contingent of nurses consists of six males and ugly nurse Nellie Krause. If he could at least try to salvage the shipment of beer.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Stars: Bob Hope | Phyllis Diller | Jeffrey Hunter | Mylène Demongeot | Mako
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
As: Po-han
Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the "rice-bowl" system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must ...
Runtime: 182 min.
Directed by: Robert Wise
Stars: Candice Bergen | Richard Attenborough | Richard Crenna | Steve McQueen | Mako
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
As: Kenji
The Garrisons (Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette) are the "proud parents" of three adorable dachshund pups -- and one overgrown Great Dane named Brutus, who nevertheless thinks of himself as a dainty dachsie. His identity crisis results in an uproarious series of household crises that reduce the Garrisons' house to shambles -- and viewers to howls of laughter!
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Norman Tokar
Stars: Dean Jones | Parley Baer | Kelly Thordsen | Charles Ruggles | Suzanne Pleshette