Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Acting · Born 1950-09-27 in Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography
- Planet of the Apes as Krull
- The Last Emperor as Chang
- Picture Bride as Kanzaki
- Johnny Tsunami as Johnny Tsunami
- Nemesis as Angie-Liv
- Rising Sun as Eddie Sakamura
- Kickboxer 2: The Road Back as Sanga
- Twins as Oriental Man
- Balls of Fury as Mysterious Asian Man
- Mortal Kombat as Shang Tsung