Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Acting

Sep 27, 1950 – Dec 4, 2025 · Tokyo, Japan

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Hachi: A Dog's Tale2009
as ⁨Ken⁩
Pearl Harbor2001
as ⁨Genda⁩
Planet of the Apes2001
as ⁨Krull⁩
47 Ronin2013
as ⁨Shogun Tsunayoshi⁩
Kubo and the Two Strings2016
as ⁨Hashi (voice)⁩
Big Trouble in Little China1986
as ⁨Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)⁩
Memoirs of a Geisha2005
as ⁨The Baron⁩
as ⁨Roshi⁩
as ⁨Shang Tsung⁩
as ⁨Oriental Man⁩
as ⁨Kwang⁩
as ⁨Chang⁩
as ⁨David Deyo⁩
as ⁨Shang Tsung (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Eddie Sakamura⁩
as ⁨Heihachi Mishima⁩
as ⁨The Great Kabai Sengh⁩
as ⁨Mysterious Asian Man⁩
as ⁨David Chan⁩
as ⁨Hashimoto⁩
as ⁨Yoshida⁩
as ⁨Brushogun (voice)⁩
as ⁨El Japo⁩
as ⁨Senator Khat⁩
as ⁨Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang⁩
as ⁨Sanga⁩
as ⁨Angie-Liv⁩
as ⁨Johnny Tsunami⁩
as ⁨Zenhichi Miyamoto⁩
as ⁨Kai⁩
as ⁨Michael Morel⁩
as ⁨Grandpa Johnny Tsunami⁩
as ⁨Heihachi⁩
as ⁨General Ruechang⁩
as ⁨Mason Sato⁩
as ⁨Lt. Lee⁩
as ⁨Hugh Benny⁩
as ⁨Len Burris⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Hachi: A Dog's Tale2009
as ⁨Ken⁩
Pearl Harbor2001
as ⁨Genda⁩
Planet of the Apes2001
as ⁨Krull⁩
47 Ronin2013
as ⁨Shogun Tsunayoshi⁩
Kubo and the Two Strings2016
as ⁨Hashi (voice)⁩
Big Trouble in Little China1986
as ⁨Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)⁩
Memoirs of a Geisha2005
as ⁨The Baron⁩
as ⁨Roshi⁩
as ⁨Shang Tsung⁩
as ⁨Oriental Man⁩
as ⁨Kwang⁩
as ⁨Chang⁩
as ⁨David Deyo⁩
as ⁨Shang Tsung (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Eddie Sakamura⁩
as ⁨Heihachi Mishima⁩
as ⁨The Great Kabai Sengh⁩
as ⁨Mysterious Asian Man⁩
as ⁨David Chan⁩
as ⁨Hashimoto⁩
as ⁨Yoshida⁩
as ⁨Brushogun (voice)⁩
as ⁨El Japo⁩
as ⁨Senator Khat⁩
as ⁨Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang⁩
as ⁨Sanga⁩
as ⁨Angie-Liv⁩
as ⁨Johnny Tsunami⁩
as ⁨Zenhichi Miyamoto⁩
as ⁨Kai⁩
as ⁨Michael Morel⁩
as ⁨Grandpa Johnny Tsunami⁩
as ⁨Heihachi⁩
as ⁨General Ruechang⁩
as ⁨Mason Sato⁩
as ⁨Lt. Lee⁩
as ⁨Hugh Benny⁩
as ⁨Len Burris⁩