Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 27, 1950
Place of Birth:
Tokyo, Japan
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Looking in the Mirror | Henry |
| 2020 | Sky Sharks | Michael Morel |
| 2020 | Insert Coin | Shang Tsung |
| 2019 | A Lover Scorned | Mr. Wong |
| 2016 | Showdown in Manila | Aldric Cole |
| 2016 | Kubo and the Two Strings | Hashi (voice) |
| 2016 | Overwatch Animated Short "Dragons" | Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Diamond Cartel | Khazar |
| 2015 | Duel of Legends | Shing |
| 2015 | Little Boy | Hashimoto |
| 2015 | The Man with the Iron Fists 2 | Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang |
| 2015 | The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai | Nikolay |
| 2015 | Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon | Genghis Khan |
| 2014 | Hype Nation 3D | |
| 2014 | Ninja Apocalypse | Fumitaka |
| 2014 | Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge | Heihachi |
| 2014 | Beyond the Game | Detective Yoshida |
| 2014 | Skin Trade | Senator Khat |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | Shogun Tsunayoshi |
| 2012 | When the Cobra Strikes | Goro Tanaka |
| 2010 | Tekken | Heihachi Mishima |
| 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Ken |
| 2009 | The Tomb | Len Burris |
| 2009 | By the Will of Chingis Khan | bodyguard |
| 2008 | Bodyguard: A New Beginning | Kai |
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Mysterious Asian Man |
| 2007 | Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | Grandpa Johnny Tsunami |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Fighter | Alibek |
| 2006 | Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo | Brushogun (voice) |
| 2006 | The Slanted Screen | Himself |
| 2005 | Elektra | Roshi |
| 2005 | The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem | Uncle C |
| 2005 | Faith of My Fathers | Cat |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | The Baron |
| 2004 | Fallacy | |
| 2003 | Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding | Mason Sato |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Krull |
| 2001 | The Ghost | Chang |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Cmdr. Minoru Genda |
| 2000 | The Art of War | David Chan |
| 1999 | Johnny Tsunami | Johnny Tsunami |
| 1999 | Bridge of Dragons | General Ruechang |
| 1999 | NetForce | Leong Cheng |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Zenhichi Miyamoto |
| 1998 | American Dragons | Matsuyama |
| 1998 | Provocateur | Captain Jong |
| 1998 | Vampires | David Deyo |
| 1997 | Top of the World | Captain Hefter |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | Shang Tsung (archive footage) |
| 1996 | The Phantom | The Great Kabai Sengh |
| 1996 | Danger Zone | Monsieur Chang |
| 1996 | White Tiger | Victor Chow |
| 1995 | Picture Bride | Kanzaki |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | Shang Tsung |
| 1995 | Soldier Boyz | Vinh Moc |
| 1995 | Thunder in Paradise 3 | Mason Lee |
| 1995 | The Dangerous | Kon |
| 1994 | Day of Reckoning | Prakit |
| 1994 | Natural Causes | Major Somchai |
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Eddie Sakamura |
| 1992 | Nemesis | Angie-Liv |
| 1992 | American Me | El Japo |
| 1992 | Raven: Return of the Black Dragons | Osato |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Sanga |
| 1991 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | Yoshida |
| 1991 | Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis | Hashimoto |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Kai |
| 1991 | Not of This World | Shikido |
| 1990 | Vestige of Honor | Thai Major |
| 1990 | Murder in Paradise | Detective |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | Kwang |
| 1989 | The Last Warrior | Imperial Marine |
| 1989 | L.A. Takedown | Hugh Benny |
| 1988 | Twins | Oriental Man |
| 1988 | Spellbinder | Lt. Lee |
| 1988 | Bulletproof | Thug in Flashback (uncredited) |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Chang |
| 1986 | Armed Response | Toshi |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BLUE EYE SAMURAI | The Swordmaker (voice) |
| 2018 | Lost in Space | Hiroki Watanabe |
| 2017 | DuckTales | Akita (voice) |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | Nobusuke Tagomi |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels | Alrich Wren (voice) |
| 2014 | The Librarians | Mr. Drake |
| 2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Sumo Kuma (voice) |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Shang Tsung |
| 2011 | Revenge | Satoshi Takeda |
| 2011 | Teen Wolf | Katashi |
| 2011 | Grimm | Takeshi Imura |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Hiro Noshimuri |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Craig Tanaka |
| 2008 | Projectorparishilton | |
| 2006 | Heroes | The Swordsmith |
| 2004 | Hawaii | Terry Harada |
| 1998 | Seven Days | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Turghan |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | A.J. Shimamura |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Tai Wai Tse |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | King Young-Jin (voice) |
| 1995 | Cybill | Kenji |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Morishi |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Master Ko |
| 1993 | Space Rangers | Zylyn |
| 1992 | Raven | |
| 1992 | Renegade | Hirotaka |
| 1989 | Alien Nation | |
| 1989 | Baywatch | Sato |
| 1989 | Hardball | |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | Max |
| 1988 | Superboy | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Mandarin Bailiff |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1986 | The Wizard | |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Artist |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Asian Buyer |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Kenji Fujitsu |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Tegoro |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Mr. Toyo |