Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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.
Born: 27 September 1950 • Died: 04 December 2025
Played In
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
The Swordmaker (voice)
Looking in the Mirror
Henry
Insert Coin
Shang Tsung
Sky Sharks
Michael Morel
A Lover Scorned
Mr. Wong
Lost in Space
Hiroki Watanabe
DuckTales
Akita (voice)
Kubo and the Two Strings
Hashi (voice)
Showdown in Manila
Aldric Cole
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Nikolay
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
Genghis Khan
Duel of Legends
Shing
Little Boy
Hashimoto
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
Diamond Cartel
Khazar
The Man in the High Castle
Nobusuke Tagomi
Beyond the Game
Detective Yoshida
The Librarians
Mr. Drake
Skin Trade
Senator Khat
Star Wars Rebels
Alrich Wren (voice)
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
Heihachi
Ninja Apocalypse
Fumitaka
Hype Nation 3D
47 Ronin
Shogun Tsunayoshi
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sumo Kuma (voice)
When the Cobra Strikes
Goro Tanaka
Grimm
Takeshi Imura
Revenge
Satoshi Takeda
Teen Wolf
Katashi
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Shang Tsung
Hawaii Five-0
Hiro Noshimuri
Tekken
Heihachi Mishima
The Tomb
Len Burris
NCIS: Los Angeles
Craig Tanaka
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Ken
By the Will of Chingis Khan
bodyguard
Projectorparishilton
Ghost Voyage
The Steward
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
Kai
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
Balls of Fury
Mysterious Asian Man
The Ultimate Fighter
Alibek
Heroes
The Swordsmith
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
Brushogun (voice)
The Slanted Screen
Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Baron
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
Uncle C
Faith of My Fathers
Cat
Elektra
Roshi
Hawaii
Terry Harada
Fallacy
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
Mason Sato
Planet of the Apes
Krull
Pearl Harbor
Genda
The Ghost
Chang
The Art of War
David Chan
Snow Falling on Cedars
Zenhichi Miyamoto
Johnny Tsunami
Johnny Tsunami
Bridge of Dragons
General Ruechang
NetForce
Leong Cheng
Netforce
Leong Cheng
Vampires
David Deyo
American Dragons
Matsuyama
Seven Days
Provocateur
Captain Jong
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Shang Tsung (archive footage)
Stargate SG-1
Turghan
Top of the World
Captain Hefter
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Tai Wai Tse
Danger Zone
Monsieur Chang
The Phantom
The Great Kabai Sengh
White Tiger
Victor Chow
Nash Bridges
A.J. Shimamura
Soldier Boyz
Vinh Moc
Mortal Kombat
Shang Tsung
Thunder in Paradise 3
Mason Lee
Picture Bride
Kanzaki
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Young-Jin (voice)
The Dangerous
Kon
Cybill
Kenji
Natural Causes
Major Somchai
Day of Reckoning
Prakit
Babylon 5
Morishi
Rising Sun
Eddie Sakamura
Walker, Texas Ranger
Master Ko
Space Rangers
Zylyn
Nemesis
Angie-Liv
Renegade
Hirotaka
Raven
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Osato
American Me
El Japo
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Hashimoto
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Yoshida
The Perfect Weapon
Kai
Not of This World
Shikido
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Sanga
Vestige of Honor
Thai Major
Nasty Boys
Max
Murder in Paradise
Detective
Hardball
The Last Warrior
Imperial Marine
L.A. Takedown
Hugh Benny
Licence to Kill
Kwang
Baywatch
Sato
Twins
Oriental Man
Superboy
Spellbinder
Lt. Lee
Bulletproof
Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
The Last Emperor
Chang
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Mandarin Bailiff
Jake and the Fatman
Armed Response
Toshi
The Wizard
Big Trouble in Little China
Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
MacGyver
Asian Buyer
Moonlighting
Artist
Miami Vice
Kenji Fujitsu
Miami Vice
Tegoro
Hotel
Inspector Chin
Knots Landing
Mr. Toyo