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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Born: 1950-09-27 • Tokyo, Japan

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
Looking in the Mirror poster
Looking in the Mirror
2021 • Henry
Insert Coin poster
Insert Coin
2020 • Shang Tsung
Sky Sharks poster
Sky Sharks
2020 • Michael Morel
A Lover Scorned poster
A Lover Scorned
2019 • Mr. Wong
Kubo and the Two Strings poster
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 • Hashi (voice)
Overwatch Animated Short "Dragons" poster
Overwatch Animated Short "Dragons"
2016 • Narrator (voice)
Showdown in Manila poster
Showdown in Manila
2016 • Aldric Cole
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai poster
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015 • Nikolay
No Image
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015 • Genghis Khan
Duel of Legends poster
Duel of Legends
2015 • Shing
Little Boy poster
Little Boy
2015 • Hashimoto
The Man with the Iron Fists 2 poster
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015 • Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
Diamond Cartel poster
Diamond Cartel
2015 • Khazar
Beyond the Game poster
Beyond the Game
2014 • Detective Yoshida
Skin Trade poster
Skin Trade
2014 • Senator Khat
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge poster
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014 • Heihachi
Ninja Apocalypse poster
Ninja Apocalypse
2014 • Fumitaka
Hype Nation 3D poster
Hype Nation 3D
2014
47 Ronin poster
47 Ronin
2013 • Shogun Tsunayoshi
When the Cobra Strikes poster
When the Cobra Strikes
2012 • Goro Tanaka
Tekken poster
Tekken
2010 • Heihachi Mishima
The Tomb poster
The Tomb
2009 • Len Burris
Hachi: A Dog's Tale poster
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009 • Ken
By the Will of Chingis Khan poster
By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009 • bodyguard
Bodyguard: A New Beginning poster
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008 • Kai
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board poster
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007 • Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
Balls of Fury poster
Balls of Fury
2007 • Mysterious Asian Man
The Ultimate Fighter poster
The Ultimate Fighter
2007 • Alibek
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo poster
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006 • Brushogun (voice)
The Slanted Screen poster
The Slanted Screen
2006 • Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha poster
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 • The Baron
No Image
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
2005 • Uncle C
Faith of My Fathers poster
Faith of My Fathers
2005 • Cat
Elektra poster
Elektra
2005 • Roshi
Fallacy poster
Fallacy
2004
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding poster
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003 • Mason Sato
Planet of the Apes poster
Planet of the Apes
2001 • Krull
Pearl Harbor poster
Pearl Harbor
2001 • Cmdr. Minoru Genda
The Ghost poster
The Ghost
2001 • Chang
The Art of War poster
The Art of War
2000 • David Chan
Snow Falling on Cedars poster
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 • Zenhichi Miyamoto
Johnny Tsunami poster
Johnny Tsunami
1999 • Johnny Tsunami
Bridge of Dragons poster
Bridge of Dragons
1999 • General Ruechang
NetForce poster
NetForce
1999 • Leong Cheng
Vampires poster
Vampires
1998 • David Deyo
American Dragons poster
American Dragons
1998 • Matsuyama
Provocateur poster
Provocateur
1998 • Captain Jong
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation poster
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997 • Shang Tsung (archive footage)
Top of the World poster
Top of the World
1997 • Captain Hefter
Danger Zone poster
Danger Zone
1996 • Monsieur Chang
The Phantom poster
The Phantom
1996 • The Great Kabai Sengh
White Tiger poster
White Tiger
1996 • Victor Chow
Soldier Boyz poster
Soldier Boyz
1995 • Vinh Moc
Mortal Kombat poster
Mortal Kombat
1995 • Shang Tsung
Thunder in Paradise 3 poster
Thunder in Paradise 3
1995 • Mason Lee
Picture Bride poster
Picture Bride
1995 • Kanzaki
The Dangerous poster
The Dangerous
1995 • Kon
Natural Causes poster
Natural Causes
1994 • Major Somchai
Day of Reckoning poster
Day of Reckoning
1994 • Prakit
Rising Sun poster
Rising Sun
1993 • Eddie Sakamura
Nemesis poster
Nemesis
1992 • Angie-Liv
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons poster
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992 • Osato
American Me poster
American Me
1992 • El Japo
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis poster
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991 • Hashimoto
Showdown in Little Tokyo poster
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 • Yoshida
The Perfect Weapon poster
The Perfect Weapon
1991 • Kai
Not of This World poster
Not of This World
1991 • Shikido
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back poster
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991 • Sanga
Vestige of Honor poster
Vestige of Honor
1990 • Thai Major
Murder in Paradise poster
Murder in Paradise
1990 • Detective
The Last Warrior poster
The Last Warrior
1989 • Imperial Marine
L.A. Takedown poster
L.A. Takedown
1989 • Hugh Benny
Licence to Kill poster
Licence to Kill
1989 • Kwang
Twins poster
Twins
1988 • Oriental Man
Spellbinder poster
Spellbinder
1988 • Lt. Lee
Bulletproof poster
Bulletproof
1988 • Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
The Last Emperor poster
The Last Emperor
1987 • Chang
Armed Response poster
Armed Response
1986 • Toshi
Big Trouble in Little China poster
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 • Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)