Mak Takano

From an early age Mak Takano was heavily influenced by the work of the legendary Japanese film icon Ken Takakura Mak had the privilege of being invited by his mentor Kensan to the screenings of his films such as Antartica Eki Station and many others Mak got his start in Hollywood movies in 1988 soon after graduating from the University of Redlands in California where he got his Masters degree By fate his first acting job was to be in Ridely Scotts Black Rain Paramount starring Michael Douglas Andy Garcia and mentor Ken Takakura Mak auditioned for director Ridley Scott in LA and was able to surprise Kensan on the set as a Yakuza Japanese gangster Maks acting career continued with a pivotal recurring role on the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks for director David Lynch In 1992 Mak landed a costarring role in the Tom Selleck vehicle Mr Baseball Universal for director Fred Schepisi Destiny would have it that the film again costarred the great Ken Takakura The following year Mak costarred in the hit movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III New Line Cinema Other notable roles include Robert Zemeckis scifi thriller Contact Warner Bros starring Jodie Foster Mathew McConaughey Angela Bassett and John Hurt And guest appearances on hit TV series Alias and Sabrina The Teenage Witch Mak has had classical training in London England and has studied with the late Herbert Berghof at HB Studio in New York City Mak also works with several top acting coaches in Los Angeles Maks extensive Martial Arts and MMA background makes him the go to Asian face of Hollywood