Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 27, 1950

died

December 4, 2025

place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

also known as

Tagawa Hiroyuki · ケイリー=ヒロユキ・タガワ · 田川洋行 · 캐리 히로유키 타가와

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Mortal Kombat
5.9

Mortal Kombat

1995as Shang Tsung
Pearl Harbor
6.9

Pearl Harbor

2001as Genda
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
8.0

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009as Ken
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
4.6

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

1997as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
47 Ronin
6.2

47 Ronin

2013as Shogun Tsunayoshi
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2

Big Trouble in Little China

1986as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
The Last Emperor
7.6

The Last Emperor

1987as Chang
Planet of the Apes
5.8

Planet of the Apes

2001as Krull
Licence to Kill
6.4

Licence to Kill

1989as Kwang
Elektra
5.1

Elektra

2005as Roshi
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.6

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005as The Baron
Kubo and the Two Strings
7.6

Kubo and the Two Strings

2016as Hashi (voice)
Twins
6.0

Twins

1988as Oriental Man
Vampires
6.3

Vampires

1998as David Deyo
The Phantom
5.3

The Phantom

1996as The Great Kabai Sengh
Rising Sun
6.1

Rising Sun

1993as Eddie Sakamura
American Me
7.4

American Me

1992as El Japo
Showdown in Little Tokyo
6.4

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991as Yoshida
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
5.5

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

1991as Sanga
Skin Trade
6.1

Skin Trade

2014as Senator Khat
Nemesis
5.4

Nemesis

1992as Angie-Liv
Tekken
5.4

Tekken

2010as Heihachi Mishima
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
7.9

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

2006as Brushogun (voice)
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
4.0

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge

2014as Heihachi
Little Boy
7.2

Little Boy

2015as Hashimoto
The Art of War
5.7

The Art of War

2000as David Chan
Balls of Fury
5.3

Balls of Fury

2007as Mysterious Asian Man
Sky Sharks
4.9

Sky Sharks

2020as Michael Morel
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
5.5

The Man with the Iron Fists 2

2015as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
The Perfect Weapon
6.3

The Perfect Weapon

1991as Kai
Spellbinder
5.9

Spellbinder

1988as Lt. Lee
Snow Falling on Cedars
6.1

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999as Zenhichi Miyamoto
Ninja Apocalypse
3.4

Ninja Apocalypse

2014as Fumitaka
NetForce
5.0

NetForce

1999as Leong Cheng
L.A. Takedown
5.5

L.A. Takedown

1989as Hugh Benny
Danger Zone
4.2

Danger Zone

1996as Monsieur Chang
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
5.9

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

2003as Mason Sato
The Tomb
4.3

The Tomb

2009as Len Burris
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
7.1

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

2015as Nikolay
Showdown in Manila
3.4

Showdown in Manila

2016as Aldric Cole
American Dragons
5.0

American Dragons

1998as Matsuyama
The Ghost
3.6

The Ghost

2001as Chang
Johnny Tsunami
6.0

Johnny Tsunami

1999as Johnny Tsunami
Soldier Boyz
4.8

Soldier Boyz

1995as Vinh Moc
Bridge of Dragons
5.5

Bridge of Dragons

1999as General Ruechang
Not of This World
5.1

Not of This World

1991as Shikido
The Slanted Screen
10.0

The Slanted Screen

2006as Himself
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
6.4

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

1991as Hashimoto
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
4.9

Bodyguard: A New Beginning

2008as Kai
The Dangerous
3.6

The Dangerous

1995as Kon