
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1950-09-27
- Died
- 2025-12-04
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Tagawa Hiroyuki · ケイリー=ヒロユキ・タガワ · 田川洋行 · 캐리 히로유키 타가와 · کری هیرویوکی تاگاوا · Panteleymon Tagawa
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.
Known For
TV Shows (40)

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Hiro Noshimuri

Stargate SG-1
1997
as Turghan

Grimm
2011
as Takeshi Imura

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Craig Tanaka

Teen Wolf
2011
as Katashi

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Mandarin Bailiff

MacGyver
1985
as Asian Buyer

Babylon 5
1994
as Morishi

Knots Landing
1979
as Mr. Toyo

Miami Vice
1984
as Kenji Fujitsu / Tegoro

Heroes
2006
as The Swordsmith

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Tai Wai Tse

Baywatch
1989
as Sato

The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Nobusuke Tagomi

Revenge
2011
as Satoshi Takeda

Nash Bridges
1996
as A.J. Shimamura

Hotel
1982
as Inspector Chin

Renegade
1992
as Hirotaka

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Sumo Kuma (voice)

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Master Ko

Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Alrich Wren (voice)

DuckTales
2017
as Akita (voice)

Moonlighting
1985
as Artist

Jake and the Fatman
1987

The Librarians
2014
as Mr. Drake

Lost in Space
2018
as Hiroki Watanabe

Cybill
1995
as Kenji

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Young-Jin (voice)

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
as The Swordmaker (voice)

Seven Days
1998

Projectorparishilton
2008

Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
as Shang Tsung

Superboy
1988

Hardball
1989

Raven
1992

Nasty Boys
1990
as Max

Hawaii
2004
as Terry Harada

The Wizard
1986

Space Rangers
1993
as Zylyn

Netforce
1999
as Leong Cheng
Movies (80)

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
as Shang Tsung (archive footage)

Mortal Kombat
1995
as Shang Tsung

Pearl Harbor
2001
as Genda

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
as Ken

47 Ronin
2013
as Shogun Tsunayoshi

Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)

The Last Emperor
1987
as Chang

Planet of the Apes
2001
as Krull

Licence to Kill
1989
as Kwang

Twins
1988
as Oriental Man

Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hashi (voice)

Elektra
2005
as Roshi

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as The Baron

Vampires
1998
as David Deyo

Rising Sun
1993
as Eddie Sakamura

Sky Sharks
2020
as Michael Morel

American Me
1992
as El Japo

Little Boy
2015
as Hashimoto

Tekken
2010
as Heihachi Mishima

Nemesis
1992
as Angie-Liv

Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
as Zenhichi Miyamoto

The Phantom
1996
as The Great Kabai Sengh

Skin Trade
2014
as Senator Khat

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Yoshida

The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Kai

Danger Zone
1996
as Monsieur Chang

The Ghost
2001
as Chang

The Art of War
2000
as David Chan

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006
as Brushogun (voice)

The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015
as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang

Spellbinder
1988
as Lt. Lee

Armed Response
1986
as Toshi

Soldier Boyz
1995
as Vinh Moc

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
as Sanga

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003
as Mason Sato

Insert Coin
2020
as Shang Tsung

Balls of Fury
2007
as Mysterious Asian Man

Ninja Apocalypse
2014
as Fumitaka

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014
as Heihachi

Ghost Voyage
2008
as The Steward

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
as Hashimoto

Bridge of Dragons
1999
as General Ruechang

Bulletproof
1988
as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)

The Tomb
2009
as Len Burris

NetForce
1999
as Leong Cheng

Picture Bride
1995
as Kanzaki

Diamond Cartel
2015
as Khazar

The Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Alibek

White Tiger
1996
as Victor Chow

L.A. Takedown
1989
as Hugh Benny

The Slanted Screen
2006
as Himself

Natural Causes
1994
as Major Somchai

Beyond the Game
2014
as Detective Yoshida

Provocateur
1998
as Captain Jong

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015
as Nikolay

Not of This World
1991
as Shikido

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007
as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami

Top of the World
1997
as Captain Hefter

Showdown in Manila
2016
as Aldric Cole

Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008
as Kai

American Dragons
1998
as Matsuyama

Johnny Tsunami
1999
as Johnny Tsunami

Murder in Paradise
1990
as Detective

The Dangerous
1995
as Kon

The Last Warrior
1989
as Imperial Marine

Faith of My Fathers
2005
as Cat

Day of Reckoning
1994
as Prakit

Thunder in Paradise 3
1995
as Mason Lee
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015
as Genghis Khan

Hype Nation 3D
2014

A Lover Scorned
2019
as Mr. Wong

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Osato

Vestige of Honor
1990
as Thai Major

By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009
as bodyguard

Fallacy
2004

When the Cobra Strikes
2012
as Goro Tanaka

Duel of Legends
2015
as Shing

Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2007

Looking in the Mirror
2021
as Henry
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
2005
as Uncle C
About 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 play… With 120 credits spanning from 1979 to 2023, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has appeared in 80 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) — as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
- Mortal Kombat (1995) — as Shang Tsung
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as Genda
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) — as Ken
- 47 Ronin (2013) — as Shogun Tsunayoshi
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