Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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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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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Insert Coin | Shang Tsung | HIT | |
| 2016 | Kubo and the Two Strings | Hashi (voice) | HIT | |
| 2016 | Overwatch Animated Short "Dragons" | Narrator (voice) | HIT | |
| 2015 | The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai | Nikolay | HIT | |
| 2015 | Little Boy | Hashimoto | HIT | |
| 2015 | The Man with the Iron Fists 2 | Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Diamond Cartel | Khazar | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Beyond the Game | Detective Yoshida | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Skin Trade | Senator Khat | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Hype Nation 3D | - | FLOP | |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | Shogun Tsunayoshi | FLOP | |
| 2010 | Tekken | Heihachi Mishima | FLOP | |
| 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Ken | HIT | |
| 2008 | Bodyguard: A New Beginning | Kai | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | Grandpa Johnny Tsunami | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Mysterious Asian Man | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo | Brushogun (voice) | HIT | |
| 2006 | The Slanted Screen | Himself | HIT | |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | The Baron | HIT | |
| 2005 | Faith of My Fathers | Cat | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Elektra | Roshi | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Fallacy | - | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding | Mason Sato | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Krull | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Cmdr. Minoru Genda | HIT | |
| 2000 | The Art of War | David Chan | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Zenhichi Miyamoto | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Johnny Tsunami | Johnny Tsunami | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Bridge of Dragons | General Ruechang | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Vampires | David Deyo | FLOP | |
| 1997 | Top of the World | Captain Hefter | FLOP | |
| 1996 | The Phantom | The Great Kabai Sengh | FLOP | |
| 1996 | White Tiger | Victor Chow | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | Shang Tsung | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Thunder in Paradise 3 | Mason Lee | HIT | |
| 1995 | Picture Bride | Kanzaki | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Natural Causes | Major Somchai | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Eddie Sakamura | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Nemesis | Angie-Liv | FLOP | |
| 1992 | American Me | El Japo | HIT | |
| 1991 | Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis | Hashimoto | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | Yoshida | FLOP | |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Kai | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Sanga | FLOP | |
| 1989 | L.A. Takedown | Hugh Benny | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | Kwang | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Twins | Oriental Man | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Spellbinder | Lt. Lee | FLOP | |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Chang | HIT | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited) | HIT |