Talk:Mako (actor)

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Mako (actor) article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Biography: Actors and Filmmakers

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article is supported by WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers (assessed as Low-importance).

Japan: Biography Low‑importance

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Japan, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Japan-related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project, participate in relevant discussions, and see lists of open tasks. Current time in Japan: 18:14, April 23, 2024 (JST, Reiwa 6) (Refresh)JapanWikipedia:WikiProject JapanTemplate:WikiProject JapanJapan-related articles

Low

This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

This article is supported by the Biography task force.

WikiProject Japan to do list:

Peer review: Kako River (Japan)
A-class review: None

Featured content candidates –

Articles: None
Pictures: None
Lists: None

Good article nominations: Pure Japanese, Vinland Saga (TV series), Japanese destroyer Ume (1944), Mai Fujisawa, Godzilla Minus One
Add requested images to articles that need them.
Pages for Deletion: Participate in Japan-related deletion discussions.
Improve and expand Japan-related stubs.
Create some requested articles.
Help translate an article from the Japanese Wikipedia into English.
Assess unassessed articles

Television Low‑importance

	Television portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Television, a collaborative effort to develop and improve Wikipedia articles about television programs. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page where you can join the discussion. To improve this article, please refer to the style guidelines for the type of work.TelevisionWikipedia:WikiProject TelevisionTemplate:WikiProject Televisiontelevision articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

United States: Television / Asian Americans Low‑importance

	United States portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. Template Usage Articles Requested! Become a Member Project Talk Alerts United StatesWikipedia:WikiProject United StatesTemplate:WikiProject United StatesUnited States articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	Television portal This article is supported by American television task force (assessed as Mid-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Asian Americans (assessed as Low-importance).

Daily pageviews of this article

A graph should have been displayed here but graphs are temporarily disabled. Until they are enabled again, visit the interactive graph at pageviews.wmcloud.org

Biography assessment rating comment[edit]

WikiProject Biography Assessment

The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 23:58, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion[edit]

Merged content from Mako_(actor) and Makoto Iwamatsu, and placed them at Makoto Iwamatsu. I also placed a redirect at Mako_(actor) to go to Makoto Iwamatsu. If someone could tell me how to link to a page so that you don't get redirected, that would be great.

Greba 19:50, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)

In Pearl Harbor Mako played Chuichi Nagumo, not Isoruku Yamamoto. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.213.72.100 (talk) 14:17, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB has him credited as Yamamoto and does not have a Chuichi Nagumo listed as a character. I would tend to believe IMDB. Gorrister 14:30, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Nostalgia Critic Controversy[edit]

Is that section really necessary/relevant? The incident did cause negative backlash for the NC, however it wasn't covered by any news sites afaik. And if it was, there should be some sources given that it caused "A considerable amount of controversy on the internet".IchiGhost (talk) 19:31, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mako shark[edit]

Did he shorten Makoto to "Mako" in order to have the same name as a cool shark?
(Some of us may have been assuming that for decades. Not naming any names.)
That affects the pronunciation since the shark is "may-ko".
Is his 'a' long or short? Does his name rhyme with "Seiko" or with "Wacko Jacko"? Varlaam (talk) 18:39, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No. Mako is short for Makoto and is pronounced just as it would be in Japan, Mah-ko. The shark name, by the way, is pronounced the same way, not may-ko, despite pretty common erroneous usage. Monkeyzpop (talk) 11:02, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Page name[edit]

Mako Iwamatsu is the name of the page, but the actor was almost exclusively billed and known by his shortened one-word name, Mako. In his 59 films and over 100 television appearances, he only used the family name 3 times, always in Japanese productions. Calling his page name by a name he used only rarely and by which he was not generally known to the public seems counter-intuitive, just as calling Cher's page Cher Sarkissian or Fabian's page Fabian Forte would be. Is there support for changing the page name to the name by which Mako is far better known? Monkeyzpop (talk) 11:02, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I support to the idea of using his full name as the title of this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.195.107.55 (talk) 13:52, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Little change of title request[edit]

Why is this article named Mako (actor) instead of Mako Iwamatsu? I really believe that the second one suits it better. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 191.80.188.218 (talk) 14:33, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Any martial arts credentials?[edit]

Just saw Mako in a Magnum repeat. Looked like a martial arts expert, very convincing. Wondered if he had formal training and credentials? e.g. in Kendo or Aikido, judo, karate? Would be good to see this on wiki page - even if just acting. 95.147.13.108 (talk) 13:02, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]