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
Pearl Harbor
47 Ronin
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
The Last Emperor
Planet of the Apes
Licence to Kill
Big Trouble in Little China
Elektra
Top Movie Credits
Mortal Kombat
Shang Tsung
Pearl Harbor
Genda
47 Ronin
Shogun Tsunayoshi
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Shang Tsung (archive footage)
The Last Emperor
Chang
Planet of the Apes
Krull
Licence to Kill
Kwang
Big Trouble in Little China
Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
Elektra
Roshi