Quick Facts
Born:
1950-09-27
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan
Credits:
119 Total Roles
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Acting
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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.
Known For
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Ken
Pearl Harbor
Cmdr. Minoru Genda
Teen Wolf
Katashi
Planet of the Apes
Krull
47 Ronin
Shogun Tsunayoshi
Kubo and the Two Strings
Hashi (voice)
Grimm
Takeshi Imura
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Baron
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BLUE EYE SAMURAI TV | The Swordmaker (voice) |
| 2021 | Looking in the Mirror MOVIE | Henry |
| 2020 | Insert Coin MOVIE | Shang Tsung |
| 2020 | Sky Sharks MOVIE | Michael Morel |
| 2019 | A Lover Scorned MOVIE | Mr. Wong |
| 2018 | Lost in Space TV | Hiroki Watanabe |
| 2017 | DuckTales TV | Akita (voice) |
| 2016 | Kubo and the Two Strings MOVIE | Hashi (voice) |
| 2016 | Showdown in Manila MOVIE | Aldric Cole |
| 2015 | The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai MOVIE | Nikolay |