Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

1950-09-27 – 2025-12-04 (age 75) Tokyo, Japan
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Biography

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (September 27, 1950 – December 4, 2025) was a Japanese-American actor, film producer, and martial artist. In addition to his extensive film work, he has appeared on television in Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Encounter at Farpoint" (1987), Thunder in Paradise (1995), Nash Bridges (1996), Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003), and Heroes (2007). He also provided the voice of Sin Tzu for the video game Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu. He played the part of Earth Alliance security officer Morishi in Babylon 5 - "Convictions". He played a soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in a film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat and the evil mastermind Heihachi Mishima in the Tekken movie.

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Known For

Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat

1995

as Shang Tsung

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor

2001

as Genda

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes

2001

as Krull

47 Ronin
47 Ronin

2013

as Shogun Tsunayoshi

The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor

1987

as Chang

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

1997

as Shang Tsung (archive footage)

Elektra
Elektra

2005

as Roshi

Big Trouble in Little China
Big Trouble in Little China

1986

as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)

Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill

1989

as Kwang

Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

as The Baron

Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo and the Two Strings

2016

as Hashi (voice)

Twins
Twins

1988

as Oriental Man

Vampires
Vampires

1998

as David Deyo

The Phantom
The Phantom

1996

as The Great Kabai Sengh

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Rising Sun
Rising Sun

1993

as Eddie Sakamura

Skin Trade
Skin Trade

2014

as Senator Khat

Showdown in Little Tokyo
American Me
American Me

1992

as El Japo