Cast: Mako
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Mako. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 61
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 · Movie · 145 min. · United States
Direction Rob Marshall
Cast Zhang Ziyi · Suzuka Ohgo · Gong Li · Samantha Futerman
Synopsis Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) follows the life of Chiyo, a young girl sold into servitude in 1920s Japan. Separated from her sister, she endures harsh training to become a geisha under the mentorship of the renowned Hatsumomo and later...
6.9
50K votes
6.9
50K votes
The Bird People in China
1998 · Movie · 118 min. · Japan
Direction Takashi Miike
Cast Masahiro Motoki · Renji Ishibashi · Mako · Yuichi Minato
Synopsis A young Japanese salaryman is sent by his company to a remote Chinese village to evaluate precious Jade that is found there, but before he arrives meets the yakuza who was sent to tail him to protect his bosses interest...
6.9
453 votes
6.9
453 votes
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · Movie · 179 min. · United States
Direction Robert Wise
Cast Steve McQueen · Richard Attenborough · Candice Bergen · Richard Crenna
Synopsis 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...
6.8
2K votes
6.8
2K votes
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000 · Documentary · 100 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Little
Cast Bruce Lee · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Linda Lee Cadwell · Jackie Chan
Synopsis Legendary martial artist Bruce Lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by Lee aficionado John Little. Using interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and action sequences from Lee's last (unfinished) film, Game of Death, Little paints a textured, complex portrait of the...
6.8
785 votes
6.8
785 votes
Conan the Barbarian
1982 · Movie · 129 min. · United States
Direction John Milius
Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger · James Earl Jones · Sandahl Bergman · Max von Sydow
Synopsis Thulsa Doom, evil ruler of the snake cult of Set, raids a Cimmerian village, decimating most of the populace and selling the rest into slavery, including young Conan. Conan grows up as powerfully-built man and is trained as a fighter,...
6.6
66K votes
6.6
66K votes
Columbo: Murder Under Glass (TV)
1978 · Movie · 74 min. · United States
Direction Jonathan Demme
Cast Peter Falk · Louis Jourdan · Shera Danese · Richard Dysart
Synopsis Paul Gerard is a famous gourmet and his books about restaurants can decide the fate of a chef. In his way, Paul is a very powerful man. But Paul is threatened by Vittorio Rossi, the proprietor of a renowned restaurant...
6.5
303 votes
6.5
303 votes
Direction Masahiro Shinoda
Cast Shima Iwashita · Yoshi Kato · Don Kenny · David Lampson
6.5
131 votes
6.5
131 votes
Tucker: the Man and His Dream
1988 · Movie · 130 min. · United States
Direction Francis Ford Coppola
Cast Jeff Bridges · Joan Allen · Martin Landau · Frederic Forrest
Synopsis Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new dream, to produce the best cars ever made. With the assistance of Abe Karatz and some impressive salesmanship on his own...
6.3
3K votes
6.3
3K votes
Seven Years in Tibet
1997 · Movie · 136 min. · United States
Direction Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast Brad Pitt · David Thewlis · BD Wong · Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Synopsis Seven Years in Tibet (1997) follows Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, who embarks on an expedition to the Himalayas in 1939. After being detained in a British internment camp during World War II, he escapes and undertakes a treacherous journey to...
6.1
26K votes
6.1
26K votes
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Norman Tokar
Cast Dean Jones · Suzanne Pleshette · Charles Ruggles · Kelly Thordsen
Synopsis Fran Garrison's all in a tizzy because her prize Dachshund, Danke, is having pups, and she has hopes of one of the pups becoming a champion. But at the vet's, her husband Jim is talked into letting Danke wetnurse a...
6.0
202 votes
6.0
202 votes
The Island at the Top of the World
1974 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Robert Stevenson
Cast Donald Sinden · David Hartman · Jacques Marin · Mako
Synopsis This Disney family adventure, directed by Robert Stevenson in his Jules Verne mode, concern a group of explorers who travel to the Arctic Circle in 1908 to explore the uncharted wastes of the North Pole. Sir Anthony Ross (Donald Sinden),...
6.0
667 votes
6.0
667 votes
The Hawaiians
1970 · Movie · 128 min. · United States
Direction Tom Gries
Cast Charlton Heston · Geraldine Chaplin · John Phillip Law · Mako
Synopsis The Hawaiians is a 1970 American historical film based on the novel Hawaii by James A. Michener.It was directed by Tom Gries with its screenplay by James R. Webb. The cast included Charlton Heston as Whipple Hoxworth, and Geraldine Chaplin....
5.8
409 votes
5.8
409 votes
Conan the Destroyer
1984 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction Richard Fleischer
Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger · Grace Jones · Wilt Chamberlain · Tracey Walter
Synopsis In Conan the Destroyer (1984), the barbarian warrior Conan is tasked with escorting a young princess on a perilous quest to retrieve a magical artifact. Alongside a band of allies, including a fierce warrior and a mischievous thief, Conan faces...
5.6
15K votes
5.6
15K votes
The Nightingale (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1983 · Movie · 54 min. · United States
Direction Ivan Passer
Cast Mick Jagger · Bud Cort · Barbara Hershey · Edward James Olmos
Synopsis In his dramatic television debut, legendary musical superstar Mick Jagger plays an Emperor who finds that life's most beautiful treasures sometimes come in plain wrapping-like a small little nightingale bird and a humble Kitchen Maid (Chicago Hope's/Hannah And Her Sister's...
5.6
104 votes
5.6
104 votes
The Killer Elite
1975 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Sam Peckinpah
Cast James Caan · Robert Duvall · Arthur Hill · Bo Hopkins
Synopsis 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...
5.5
1K votes
5.5
1K votes
The Green Hornet
1974 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction William Beaudine · Norman Foster · E. Darrell Hallenbeck
Cast Bruce Lee · Van Williams · Wende Wagner · Lloyd Gough
Synopsis Several episodes of the 1966 TV series "The Green Hornet" edited together and released as a feature.
5.5
343 votes
5.5
343 votes
Rising Sun
1993 · Movie · 130 min. · United States
Direction Philip Kaufman
Cast Sean Connery · Wesley Snipes · Harvey Keitel · Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Synopsis In Rising Sun (1993), a high-stakes murder mystery unfolds in Los Angeles when a woman is found dead in a powerful Japanese corporation's headquarters. Detective Webster Smith, paired with seasoned investigator John Connor, navigates a web of corporate intrigue, cultural...
5.5
7K votes
5.5
7K votes
Crying Freeman: Los paraísos perdidos
1995 · Movie · 102 min. · France
Direction Christophe Gans
Cast Julie Condra · Kevan Ohtsji · Mark Dacascos · Debbie Podowski
Synopsis 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...
5.4
4K votes
5.4
4K votes
The Big Brawl
1980 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Robert Clouse
Cast Jackie Chan · José Ferrer · Kristine DeBell · Mako
Synopsis A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition. Un joven asi
5.1
267 votes
5.1
267 votes
The Bushido Blade
1981 · Movie · 104 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Tsugunobu Kotani
Cast Richard Boone · Toshirô Mifune · Mike Starr · Timothy Patrick Murphy
Synopsis 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.
5.0
78 votes
5.0
78 votes