Mako is an actress born and raised in Kobe, Japan. She started acting in theater from a young age and performed in many plays. After completing a degree in Arts and Law at Kwansei Gakuin University in 2016, and working for a regional government for a several years, she moved to Vancouver in 2019 to focus on her career in film industry, booking roles on various shows and film such as The Lone Hunter, Quarantined. Her most recent work is Shizu no Kata in FX Production's Shogun.