The Voices Of Iroh (Mako Iwamatsu & Greg Baldwin) Avatar: The Last Airbender Video Essay

A video essay about Mako Iwamatsu, Greg Baldwin and Uncle Iroh of Avatar: The Last Airbender
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The Voices Of Iroh (Mako Iwamatsu & Greg Baldwin) Avatar: The Last Airbender Video Essay by fukurou fetus
the original name of this essay was supposed to be "tragedy of leaves from the vine, mako iwamatsu 1933-2006", hence the thumbnail. i ended up not wanting to call it that since it wasn't a topic i was able to dive as deep into as i had expected, but decided to keep the thumbnail since i think it looks cool regardless. thanks for reading.

[@LilMizRandom09]

I wish Mako could know how beloved he is by this fandom, even decades later.

[@-LowResDream]

Truly a shame a lot of ppl only got to know of him after his passing. You never appreciate these VA’s till they’re gone which is why ive started paying attention more to who they are. Can’t thank Nathan Fillion and Mako enough for voicing my favorite characters.

[@sunkensayl7290]

He knows

[@AlexChatz8888]

@@sunkensayl7290he knows this he has become a star miles away

[@him4129]

He knows it..he's watching us from heaven

[@owlmangaming2076]

He does know, mako is seeing us as long time avatar fans that are now in our 30s still crying over leaves from the vibe

[@JRockySchmidt]

I was 13 years old when Tales of Ba Sing Se came out and I was proud to bawl my eyes out. Seeing a Father's love that was that true, really moved me. Edit: I started crying when I saw 2:28 All he wants is for people to live happily, because he knows the costs of fighting.

[@Jojodancer20100]

I still cry when I see the episode. Very moving

[@epache315]

R.I.P. Mako Iwamatsu (1933-2006) Mostly Mako Voice of Aku from Samurai Jack and Uncle Iroh in Avatar The Last Airbender Honor and Righteousness

[@nescaffier1524]

Another Greg Baldwin fact, he almost always refers to himself as "the second voice of Iroh" or "the second voice of Jack" always showing his deference and respect for Mako. Just a real beautiful gesture

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Not really

[@777tripleseven7]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072shut your mouth

[@WoolyTheWoolridge]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072yes really.

[@Baconlovesreddead]

Second voice of Aku*

[@keyserv2]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 "not really" what? Please, elaborate.

[@namesurname2889]

Love this. Great tribute. I’ll be honest, I also learned about it much later..

[@fukuroufetus]

Thanks!

[@mr.vorrnyvorrn2516]

R.I.P. *Makoto Iwamatsu* He died one day after being announced as the voice of Master Splinter for *TMNT - Imagi Studios* by Kevin Munroe…

[@ocsjc13]

I don't get how he was still able to work and then just dies

[@DeliciousOrphanToes69]

​@@ocsjc13he got cancer. Then died

[@alfiecrichton9834]

@@ocsjc13the same thing happened with norm mcdonald, no one knew he had cancer but he died out of no where after a tour.

[@sissysovereign1294]

​@@ocsjc13he was probably already nearing his death bed by that time.

[@obstaclerunningadventures6355]

This was exactly the video I was looking for, great job!

[@fukuroufetus]

appreciate it!

[@Kitteh.B]

I was looking for more info on Mako and Greg with regards to voicing Iroh and came across your video. It was beautiful to watch, I think you did an amazing job with editing and how you organized the information. Also thank you for linking to the interviews you used, I saw the second one, but not the first or third so now I have more to watch! Also congrats on going from 50 to 10k subscribers in a year-ish!

[@oneinathousand2156]

There’s a podcast called Avatar: Braving the Elements that had an episode from February of this year with Dante Basco, Mike and Bryan, and Andrea Romano the voice director which went into some more detail about working with Mako, and these were the 3 main takeaways from it: 1. Iroh was originally meant to be a more stern mentor figure, but Mako brought so much warmth into the performance that the character changed. 2. As to what Mako thought of the show, the people on the podcast generally said they thought he appreciated it, and Dante claimed Mako would say to him that he would’ve liked to play the role in live-action, too. 3. The recording for Leaves from the Vine (which seems to have been done at a studio rather than from a hospital or something) left everybody weeping, and afterwards Andrea went over to Mako and hugged him.

[@derekhuo6863]

3 years ago, you had only 50 subs from guitar album covers. Now your sitting on a throne of 25k subs. Wish you luck man. And R.I.P. Mako, the man who made me cry.

[@lorrainesekera4100]

Thank you for taking the time to put this together. Very touching.

[@TheMultiForge]

The fact Greg refuses to sing Leaves From The Vine out of respect for Mako's legacy shows how much he respects the man

[@mochi.tofu4]

Your voice is soothing! Love this video

[@tdb4763]

thanks babe

[@QuikVidGuy]

I honestly thought Greg sang Leaves, I could've sworn there was an interview where Mako's family sat in on the recording

[@gekkelay18]

Thank you sooo much for this video ❤ i was also looking for the story behind mako and im happy you explaned alot of the answers that i was looking for ...

[@idiocylol]

I don’t know if this is true but I heard Mako was on his death bed while voice acting for this song and that’s why he was crying in the middle of the song it wasn’t acting, it was a true sob. When I saw this scene I didn’t cry but I still felt sad😥😭

[@danmulholland1634]

He did record some of his final episode lines in the hospital when he was in and out I think that's very likely that may also bw part od Why greg baldwin won't sing the song to any fan at conventions maybe it's to personal to him

[@combatking4218]

@@danmulholland1634 I met Greg Baldwin before at a convention one time. And I talked to him about the leaves from the vine part and he told me that people have asked him to sing that song but he refuses to do it because he wants to leave that as a thing that belongs to Mako. So he basically wants to honor him and respect for his work as Iroh and other characters which is why I have huge respect for Greg

[@keyserv2]

I'm not a doctor, but the throat is the home of some very important lymph nodes. It's likely the cancer spread to these vital areas, and it's also quite likely Mako had symptoms they didn't report. For me, this makes the story even more moving, regardless of the accuracy of my assumptions. TLAB is a masterpiece; a very special part of history that cannot be replicated, in my humble opinion.

[@Lt9602]

Great video for a great man. He defined my childhood. Absolute legend. Never forget

[@sircrimsonwolf7492]

Mako is possibly legendary for his role as this character at least two people from my generation, the group watching avatar the last Airbender. I had no idea he died until I googled him. it is a tragedy of of we’ve lost so many past 16 years. All we can do is carry the memory of them in our hearts and spirit.

[@charlesadl5043]

Still cry to this day.

[@cristianleciu6341]

Really loved watching this vid man cant wait for more vids like this

[@fukuroufetus]

Thank you! More coming soon!

[@cristianleciu6341]

@@fukuroufetus Can't wait. btw can i use your lwiay cover in a animation im going to do for pewds? It's gonna take me like a month until it's finished and i'm going to credit you at the end of the vid. i wanted to email you but couldn't find an adress

[@phar6788]

Great video- thank you for making it

[@greenspymate3188]

Great video!

[@fukuroufetus]

Thanks!

[@l.slegaming3696]

I’ve watched avatar a few times and currently watching it and every single time I watched this scene I started to cry to much.

[@boomblast2786]

Rip Mako you legend 🙏🏾🙌🏾

[@alkalinedivide]

Well heck yeah. 2yrs later your video is still reaching new audiences

[@darkgamer7379]

I had no idea until i just saw a post about greg on fb a few minutes before i looked up this video

[@LaskyLabs]

Ah, I knew I recognized his face on IMDB when I was looking at the credits for Avatar, I didn't know where until you showed the clip from the MASH episode Rainbow Bridge. I'll never forget the sudden shift when Frank reveals the gun he brought with him. "What the hell is that?!"

[@Steven_Andreyechen]

A very great video for a noble cause

[@richardromagnoli8075]

I was not aware of this either. Thank you for sharing.

[@DRREDDY85]

Very nice video thanks for sharing

[@BradleyRose]

Thx for shining a light, I know more lovely things now ☺️

[@yyehrasani4237]

Thank you for this essay and thank you for not playing the song it’s really painful

[@josephzielinski8817]

I've watched The Sand Pebbles that Mako is in it.

[@funguy-yt7632]

Just came from pewdiepies subreddit. Keep it going mate!

[@fukuroufetus]

Welcome, glad to have you here! I will, new videos coming very soon :)

[@adamm1696]

came from there too: love ur stuff guna sub

[@fukuroufetus]

Thanks for the love man!

[@CornballLyric]

Well said and well done good sir. Fantastic work. 👏

[@santinosan856]

love it

[@fukuroufetus]

[@aashark]

Thank you bro

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

Rest in peace

[@Monkepan]

im crying and idk why 😭

[@rickster008]

i remember mako used to voice of Aku from samurai jack

[@kurtttttttt]

what is the song playing in the background

[@KESH250]

❤

[@epache315]

Honor and Righteousness Samurai

[@stargazzer9166]

1:43 ONE OF?! I think you mean the

[@tomcat420yt]

Lbr we don't need to hear it mako sang that to say goodbye to us

[@yehidamn]

Didn’t know Zuko is ruphioh

[@gamer-lj1np]

no dislike pls

[@valmid5069]

Fun Fact: *Mako is a Japanese-American Korean War vet; makes this song even more impactful*

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

?

[@Cohen-]

Listen from 2:28 and you'll find out why this is relevant. It's tied to the Leaves from the Vine scene

[@soccersinger101]

Man... I thought this episode made me cry a lot before... I might as well be crying a river the next time I watch this. Rest In Peace, Mako.

[@mmuffin97]

The fact that meeting the family of mako out of the blue when they came to visit hit me the hardest, they're able to hear something like his voice again to gain rememberance, this is just pure touching for me

[@trippyhippy2110]

Another thing from Korra i'd like to point out, so they named Mako's grandson after him which I thought was beautiful, and they also did the same for Iroh's grandson in the show since Zuko's son is named Iroh, and the fact they put that much effort into his story really touched my heart. What a way to mirror life with art.

[@QuesadillaSlam]

Bro this is so calming. I could listen to you read for hours no cap

[@WondersList]

Very nice. I really enjoyed this video. Keep it up

[@fukuroufetus]

Thank you :)

[@tylercontenza7288]

I had to remove leaves from the vine off my playlist because every time I heard this I cried.

[@sissysovereign1294]

It's even more sad when you hear what was going on behind the scenes. Don't know how true it is, but he was allegedly already on his death bed by the time he recorded leaves from the vine and knew his time was up. The song just triggered his sadness about dying further.

[@g3x311]

I love that there are no dislikes.

[@tdb4763]

now we will never know. I hate youtube

[@hayabusa1329]

I hate current KZbin. Can't even see likes and dislikes and most videos have comment disabled or deleted.

[@Weensy]

cool video! (from the criqique reddit) hehe

[@fukuroufetus]

Thanks :)

[@bangalybashir94]

😢

[@Memorydraws]

I just started watching this show a few days ago, after watching “Tales of Ba Sing Se” actually crying. I just wanted to watch the scene again on KZbin and found tons of videos about Mako and his legacy, didn’t know so much about him nor his life and amazing things he’s done. Just makes his performance here and throughout the show better

[@enviousgaming3250]

to be fair i didn't notice a difference between baldwin and mako in season three of ATLA either until i learned mako had passed when i was an adult