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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Born 1950-09-27Tokyo, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Looking in the MirrorHenryInsert CoinShang TsungSky SharksMichael MorelA Lover ScornedMr. WongStar Wars Rebels: Heroes of MandaloreAlrich WrenKubo and the Two StringsHashi (voice)Showdown in ManilaAldric ColeThe Honored Priest: Confession of a SamuraiNikolayGenghis Khan Conquers the MoonGenghis KhanDuel of LegendsShingLittle BoyHashimotoThe Man with the Iron Fists 2Lord Pi / Mayor ZhangDiamond CartelKhazarBeyond the GameDetective YoshidaSkin TradeSenator KhatTekken 2: Kazuya's RevengeHeihachiNinja ApocalypseFumitakaHype Nation 3DRole47 RoninShogun TsunayoshiWhen the Cobra StrikesGoro TanakaTekkenHeihachi MishimaThe TombLen BurrisHachi: A Dog's TaleKenBy the Will of Chingis Khanbodyguard