
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 27, 1950
- Died
- December 4, 2025 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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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Filmography

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
TV · as The Swordmaker (voice) · 8 eps

Looking in the Mirror
Movie · as Henry

Sky Sharks
Movie · as Michael Morel

Insert Coin
Movie · as Shang Tsung

A Lover Scorned
Movie · as Mr. Wong

Lost in Space
TV · as Hiroki Watanabe · 5 eps

DuckTales
TV · as Akita (voice) · 1 ep

Showdown in Manila
Movie · as Aldric Cole

Kubo and the Two Strings
Movie · as Hashi (voice)

Kubo's Journey
Movie · as Self

Diamond Cartel
Movie · as Khazar

Duel of Legends
Movie · as Shing

Little Boy
Movie · as Hashimoto

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

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Movie · as Nikolay
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
Movie · as Genghis Khan

The Man in the High Castle
TV · as Nobusuke Tagomi · 30 eps

Hype Nation 3D
Movie

Ninja Apocalypse
Movie · as Fumitaka

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
Movie · as Heihachi

Beyond the Game
Movie · as Detective Yoshida

Skin Trade
Movie · as Senator Khat

Star Wars Rebels
TV · as Alrich Wren (voice) · 2 eps

The Librarians
TV · as Mr. Drake · 1 ep

47 Ronin
Movie · as Shogun Tsunayoshi

When the Cobra Strikes
Movie · as Goro Tanaka

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV · as Sumo Kuma (voice) · 1 ep

Mortal Kombat: Legacy
TV · as Shang Tsung · 2 eps

Revenge
TV · as Satoshi Takeda · 6 eps

Teen Wolf
TV · as Katashi · 1 ep

Grimm
TV · as Takeshi Imura · 1 ep

Tekken
Movie · as Heihachi Mishima

Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Hiro Noshimuri · 2 eps

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Movie · as Ken

The Tomb
Movie · as Len Burris

By the Will of Chingis Khan
Movie · as bodyguard

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Craig Tanaka · 1 ep

Bodyguard: A New Beginning
Movie · as Kai

Ghost Voyage
Movie · as The Steward

Projectorparishilton
TV · 1 ep

Balls of Fury
Movie · as Mysterious Asian Man

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
Movie · as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami

The Ultimate Fighter
Movie · as Alibek

Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
Movie

Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
Movie

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
Movie · as Brushogun (voice)

The Slanted Screen
Movie · as Himself

Heroes
TV · as The Swordsmith · 2 eps

Elektra
Movie · as Roshi
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
Movie · as Uncle C

Faith of My Fathers
Movie · as Cat

Memoirs of a Geisha
Movie · as The Baron

Fallacy
Movie

Hawaii
TV · as Terry Harada · 8 eps

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
Movie · as Mason Sato

Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Krull

The Ghost
Movie · as Chang

Pearl Harbor
Movie · as Genda

The Art of War
Movie · as David Chan

Johnny Tsunami
Movie · as Johnny Tsunami

Bridge of Dragons
Movie · as General Ruechang

NetForce
Movie · as Leong Cheng

Snow Falling on Cedars
Movie · as Zenhichi Miyamoto

Netforce
TV · as Leong Cheng · 2 eps

American Dragons
Movie · as Matsuyama

Provocateur
Movie · as Captain Jong

Vampires
Movie · as David Deyo

Seven Days
TV · 1 ep

Top of the World
Movie · as Captain Hefter

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Movie · as Shang Tsung (archive footage)

Stargate SG-1
TV · as Turghan · 1 ep

The Phantom
Movie · as The Great Kabai Sengh

Danger Zone
Movie · as Monsieur Chang

White Tiger
Movie · as Victor Chow

Nash Bridges
TV · as A.J. Shimamura · 8 eps

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Tai Wai Tse · 1 ep

Picture Bride
Movie · as Kanzaki

Mortal Kombat
Movie · as Shang Tsung

Soldier Boyz
Movie · as Vinh Moc

Thunder in Paradise 3
Movie · as Mason Lee

The Dangerous
Movie · as Kon

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as King Young-Jin (voice) · 1 ep

Cybill
TV · as Kenji · 1 ep

Day of Reckoning
Movie · as Prakit

Natural Causes
Movie · as Major Somchai

Babylon 5
TV · as Morishi · 1 ep

Rising Sun
Movie · as Eddie Sakamura

Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Master Ko · 1 ep

Space Rangers
TV · as Zylyn · 6 eps

Nemesis
Movie · as Angie-Liv

American Me
Movie · as El Japo

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Movie · as Osato

Raven
TV · 1 ep

Renegade
TV · as Hirotaka · 1 ep

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Movie · as Sanga

Showdown in Little Tokyo
Movie · as Yoshida

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

The Perfect Weapon
Movie · as Kai

Not of This World
Movie · as Shikido

Vestige of Honor
Movie · as Thai Major

Murder in Paradise
Movie · as Detective

Nasty Boys
TV · as Max · 1 ep

Licence to Kill
Movie · as Kwang

The Last Warrior
Movie · as Imperial Marine

L.A. Takedown
Movie · as Hugh Benny

Baywatch
TV · as Sato · 1 ep

Hardball
TV · 1 ep

Twins
Movie · as Oriental Man

Spellbinder
Movie · as Lt. Lee

Bulletproof
Movie · as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)

Superboy
TV · 1 ep

The Last Emperor
Movie · as Chang

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Mandarin Bailiff · 1 ep

Jake and the Fatman
TV · as Raymond Char · 1 ep

Armed Response
Movie · as Toshi

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

The Wizard
TV · 2 eps

Moonlighting
TV · as Artist · 1 ep

MacGyver
TV · as Asian Buyer · 1 ep

Miami Vice
TV · as Kenji Fujitsu, Tegoro · 1 ep

Hotel
TV · as Inspector Chin · 1 ep

Knots Landing
TV · as Mr. Toyo · 1 ep

