Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    September 27, 1950

    Day of Death

    December 4, 2025 (75 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Japan

    Cary-Hiroyuki 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

    • Hachi: A Dog's Tale

      Hachi: A Dog's Tale

      2009

    • Pearl Harbor

      Pearl Harbor

      2001

    • Teen Wolf

      Teen Wolf

      2011

    • Planet of the Apes

      Planet of the Apes

      2001

    • 47 Ronin

      47 Ronin

      2013

    • Kubo and the Two Strings

      Kubo and the Two Strings

      2016

    • Grimm

      Grimm

      2011

    • Memoirs of a Geisha

      Memoirs of a Geisha

      2005

    • Big Trouble in Little China

      Big Trouble in Little China

      1986

    • Elektra

      Elektra

      2005

    • Heroes

      Heroes

      2006

    • Mortal Kombat

      Mortal Kombat

      1995

    • Twins

      Twins

      1988

    • Licence to Kill

      Licence to Kill

      1989

    • The Last Emperor

      The Last Emperor

      1987