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My Take
Karl Yune is one of those actors I recognize instantly even when I can't place the name. Washington, D.C. born and Columbia University educated, he's quietly built a career across genres, Koichi in Memoirs of a Geisha, Tak Mashido in Real Steel, and Maseo Yamashiro in the Arrow corner of the DC television world. His first lead came earlier in the cult thriller Anacondas. What I notice is the range, from prestige period drama to comic-book TV, and a steadiness that keeps him working. He's the kind of dependable character actor a production is lucky to land, and I always enjoy spotting him.
Overview
Karl Yune (born April 16, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Maseo Yamashiro in the DC Comics TV franchise Arrow, as Tak Mashido in the sci-fi film Real Steel, and as Koichi in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. His first lead role was in the cult thriller Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, as Tran.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Karl Yune
- Name (Japanese)
- カール・ユーン
- Reading
- かーる・ゆーん
- Born
- April 16, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Columbia University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.karlyune.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/karl_yune/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.