Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Born: 1950-09-27
Birthplace: 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.
Known For
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat
Pearl Harbor
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
47 Ronin
The Last Emperor
Big Trouble in Little China
Twins
Planet of the Apes
Memoirs of a Geisha
Top Movie Credits
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Shang Tsung (archive footage)
Mortal Kombat
Shang Tsung
Pearl Harbor
Genda
47 Ronin
Shogun Tsunayoshi
The Last Emperor
Chang
Big Trouble in Little China
Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
Twins
Oriental Man
Planet of the Apes
Krull
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Baron