Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
1950-2025
Known for Hachi: A Dog's Tale, Mortal Kombat, Planet of the Apes.
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.
Movie Credits
Duel of Legends (2020)
When the Cobra Strikes (2012)
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge (2014)
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007)
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Soldier Boyz (1995)
Looking in the Mirror (2019)
Diamond Cartel (2015)
Little Boy (2015)
Ninja Apocalypse (2014)
Tekken (2010)
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
The Ghost (2001)
Bridge of Dragons (1999)
American Dragons (1998)
Danger Zone (1996)
White Tiger (1996)
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
The Last Warrior (1989)
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
The Tomb (2009)
Elektra (2005)
Faith of My Fathers (2005)
Picture Bride (1994)
Rising Sun (1993)
Nemesis (1992)
The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015)
Top of the World (1997)
Spellbinder (1988)
Sky Sharks (2020)
Hype Nation (2014)
The Art of War (2000)
Thunder in Paradise 3 (1995)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
The Phantom (1996)
Not of This World (1991)
Skin Trade (2014)
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006)
Vampires (1998)
Johnny Tsunami (1999)
NetForce (1999)
Showdown in Manila (2016)
Beyond the Game (2014)
By the Will of Chingis Khan (2009)
American Me (1992)
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
The Last Emperor (1987)
Balls of Fury (2007)
47 Ronin (2013)
Fallacy (2004)
Bulletproof (1987)
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
L.A. Takedown (1989)
Licence to Kill (1989)
Insert Coin (2020)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Twins (1988)
