Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Acting 1950–2025 Tokyo, Japan
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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. Read the full biography
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Series BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
as The Swordmaker (voice)
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Looking in the Mirror
2021
as Henry
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Insert Coin
2020
as Shang Tsung
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Sky Sharks
2020
as Michael Morel
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A Lover Scorned
2019
as Mr. Wong
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Series Lost in Space
2018
as Hiroki Watanabe
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Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore
2017
as Alrich Wren
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Series DuckTales
2017
as Akita (voice)
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Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hashi (voice)
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Showdown in Manila
2016
as Aldric Cole
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The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015
as Nikolay
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Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015
as Genghis Khan
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Acting
123 credits
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BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
as The Swordmaker (voice)
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Looking in the Mirror
2021
as Henry
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Insert Coin
2020
as Shang Tsung
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Sky Sharks
2020
as Michael Morel
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A Lover Scorned
2019
as Mr. Wong
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Lost in Space
2018
as Hiroki Watanabe
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DuckTales
2017
as Akita (voice)
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Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore
2017
as Alrich Wren
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Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hashi (voice)
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Showdown in Manila
2016
as Aldric Cole
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Diamond Cartel
2015
as Khazar
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Duel of Legends
2015
as Shing
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Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015
as Genghis Khan
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Little Boy
2015
as Hashimoto
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The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015
as Nikolay
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Series The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Nobusuke Tagomi
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The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015
as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
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Beyond the Game
2014
as Detective Yoshida
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Hype Nation 3D
2014
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Ninja Apocalypse
2014
as Fumitaka
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Skin Trade
2014
as Senator Khat
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Series Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Alrich Wren (voice)
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Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014
as Heihachi
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Series The Librarians
2014
as Mr. Drake
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47 Ronin
2013
as Shogun Tsunayoshi
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Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Sumo Kuma (voice)
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When the Cobra Strikes
2012
as Goro Tanaka
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Series Grimm
2011
as Takeshi Imura
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Series Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
as Shang Tsung
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Series Revenge
2011
as Satoshi Takeda
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Series Teen Wolf
2011
as Katashi
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Series Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Hiro Noshimuri
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Tekken
2010
as Heihachi Mishima
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By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009
as bodyguard
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
as Ken
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Series NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Craig Tanaka
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The Tomb
2009
as Len Burris
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Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008
as Kai
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Ghost Voyage
2008
as The Steward
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Series Projectorparishilton
2008
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Balls of Fury
2007
as Mysterious Asian Man
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Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
2007
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Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007
as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
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The Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Alibek
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Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2007
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Series Heroes
2006
as The Swordsmith
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Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006
as Brushogun (voice)
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The Slanted Screen
2006
as Himself
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Elektra
2005
as Roshi
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Faith of My Fathers
2005
as Cat
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as The Baron
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The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
2005
as Uncle C
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Fallacy
2004
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Series Hawaii
2004
as Terry Harada
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Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003
as Mason Sato
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Pearl Harbor
2001
as Genda
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Planet of the Apes
2001
as Krull
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The Ghost
2001
as Chang
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The Art of War
2000
as David Chan
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Bridge of Dragons
1999
as General Ruechang
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Johnny Tsunami
1999
as Johnny Tsunami
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Series Netforce
1999
as Leong Cheng
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NetForce
1999
as Leong Cheng
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Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
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American Dragons
1998
as Matsuyama
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Provocateur
1998
as Captain Jong
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Series Seven Days
1998
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Vampires
1998
as David Deyo
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
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Series Stargate SG-1
1997
as Turghan
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Top of the World
1997
as Captain Hefter
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Danger Zone
1996
as Monsieur Chang
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Series Nash Bridges
1996
as A.J. Shimamura
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Series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Tai Wai Tse
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The Phantom
1996
as The Great Kabai Sengh
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White Tiger
1996
as Victor Chow
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Series Cybill
1995
as Kenji
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Series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Young-Jin (voice)
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Mortal Kombat
1995
as Shang Tsung
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Picture Bride
1995
as Kanzaki
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Soldier Boyz
1995
as Vinh Moc
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The Dangerous
1995
as Kon
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Thunder in Paradise 3
1995
as Mason Lee
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Series Babylon 5
1994
as Morishi
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Day of Reckoning
1994
as Prakit
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Natural Causes
1994
as Major Somchai
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Rising Sun
1993
as Eddie Sakamura
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Series Space Rangers
1993
as Zylyn
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Series Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Master Ko
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American Me
1992
as El Japo
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Nemesis
1992
as Angie-Liv
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Series Raven
1992
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Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Osato
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Series Renegade
1992
as Hirotaka
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
as Sanga
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
as Hashimoto
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Not of This World
1991
as Shikido
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Yoshida
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The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Kai
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Murder in Paradise
1990
as Detective
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Series Nasty Boys
1990
as Max
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Vestige of Honor
1990
as Thai Major
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Series Baywatch
1989
as Sato
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Series Hardball
1989
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L.A. Takedown
1989
as Hugh Benny
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Licence to Kill
1989
as Kwang
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The Last Warrior
1989
as Imperial Marine
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Bulletproof
1988
as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
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Spellbinder
1988
as Lt. Lee
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Series Superboy
1988
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Twins
1988
as Oriental Man
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Series Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Raymond Char
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Series Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Mandarin Bailiff
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The Last Emperor
1987
as Chang
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Armed Response
1986
as Toshi
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Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
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Series The Wizard
1986
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Series MacGyver
1985
as Asian Buyer
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Series Moonlighting
1985
as Artist
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Series Miami Vice
1984
as Tegoro
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Miami Vice
1984
as Kenji Fujitsu
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Series Hotel
1982
as Inspector Chin
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Series Knots Landing
1979
as Mr. Toyo