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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 27, 1950
Died
December 4, 2025
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
- Cary Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
1.8 Popularity
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
8.5
The Swordmaker (voice)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
0.0
Henry
Looking in the Mirror
2021
6.9
Shang Tsung
Insert Coin
2020
4.9
Michael Morel
Sky Sharks
2020
4.9
Mr. Wong
A Lover Scorned
2019
7.5
Hiroki Watanabe
Lost in Space
2018
7.8
Akita (voice)
DuckTales
2017
7.6
Hashi (voice)
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
8.5
Narrator (voice)
Overwatch Animated Short "Dragons"
2016
3.3
Aldric Cole
Showdown in Manila
2016
Credits
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
as The Swordmaker (voice)
2023
8.5
Looking in the Mirror
as Henry
2021
0.0
Insert Coin
as Shang Tsung
2020
6.9
Sky Sharks
as Michael Morel
2020
4.9
A Lover Scorned
as Mr. Wong
2019
4.9
Lost in Space
as Hiroki Watanabe
2018
7.5
DuckTales
as Akita (voice)
2017
7.8
Kubo and the Two Strings
as Hashi (voice)
2016
7.6
Overwatch Animated Short "Dragons"
as Narrator (voice)
2016
8.5
Showdown in Manila
as Aldric Cole
2016
3.3
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
as Nikolay
2015
7.1
🎬
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
as Genghis Khan
2015
2.7
Duel of Legends
as Shing
2015
0.0
Little Boy
as Hashimoto
2015
7.2
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
2015
5.5
Diamond Cartel
as Khazar
2015
5.3
The Man in the High Castle
as Nobusuke Tagomi
2015
7.5
Beyond the Game
as Detective Yoshida
2014
6.2
The Librarians
as Mr. Drake
2014
7.2
Skin Trade
as Senator Khat
2014
6.1
Star Wars Rebels
as Alrich Wren (voice)
2014
7.7
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
as Heihachi
2014
4.0
Ninja Apocalypse
as Fumitaka
2014
3.4
Hype Nation 3D
2014
5.7
47 Ronin
as Shogun Tsunayoshi
2013
6.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Sumo Kuma (voice)
2012
8.3
When the Cobra Strikes
as Goro Tanaka
2012
4.6
Grimm
as Takeshi Imura
2011
8.3
Revenge
as Satoshi Takeda
2011
7.6
Teen Wolf
as Katashi
2011
8.5
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
as Shang Tsung
2011
6.9
Hawaii Five-0
as Hiro Noshimuri
2010
7.8
Tekken
as Heihachi Mishima
2010
5.3
The Tomb
as Len Burris
2009
4.2
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Craig Tanaka
2009
7.5
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
as Ken
2009
8.0
By the Will of Chingis Khan
as bodyguard
2009
4.7
Projectorparishilton
2008
5.7
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
as Kai
2008
4.9
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
2007
5.9
Balls of Fury
as Mysterious Asian Man
2007
5.3
The Ultimate Fighter
as Alibek
2007
3.3
Heroes
as The Swordsmith
2006
7.5
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
as Brushogun (voice)
2006
7.9
The Slanted Screen
as Himself
2006
10.0
Memoirs of a Geisha
as The Baron
2005
7.6
🎬
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
as Uncle C
2005
0.0
Faith of My Fathers
as Cat
2005
6.2
Elektra
as Roshi
2005
5.0
Hawaii
as Terry Harada
2004
6.8
Fallacy
2004
5.5
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
as Mason Sato
2003
5.7
Planet of the Apes
as Krull
2001
5.8
Pearl Harbor
as Cmdr. Minoru Genda
2001
6.9
The Ghost
as Chang
2001
3.2
The Art of War
as David Chan
2000
5.7
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
1999
6.0
Johnny Tsunami
as Johnny Tsunami
1999
5.9
Bridge of Dragons
as General Ruechang
1999
5.5
NetForce
as Leong Cheng
1999
4.8
Vampires
as David Deyo
1998
6.3
American Dragons
as Matsuyama
1998
4.8
Seven Days
1998
6.9
Provocateur
as Captain Jong
1998
3.6
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
1997
4.5
Stargate SG-1
as Turghan
1997
8.3
Top of the World
as Captain Hefter
1997
5.0
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Tai Wai Tse
1996
7.8
Danger Zone
as Monsieur Chang
1996
4.1
The Phantom
as The Great Kabai Sengh
1996
5.3
White Tiger
as Victor Chow
1996
5.1
Nash Bridges
as A.J. Shimamura
1996
6.7
Soldier Boyz
as Vinh Moc
1995
4.7
Mortal Kombat
as Shang Tsung
1995
5.9
Thunder in Paradise 3
as Mason Lee
1995
6.7
Picture Bride
as Kanzaki
1995
6.4
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Young-Jin (voice)
1995
6.0
The Dangerous
as Kon
1995
2.9
Cybill
as Kenji
1995
5.8
Natural Causes
as Major Somchai
1994
5.0
Day of Reckoning
as Prakit
1994
0.0
Babylon 5
as Morishi
1994
8.0
Rising Sun
as Eddie Sakamura
1993
6.1
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Master Ko
1993
6.9
Space Rangers
as Zylyn
1993
5.0
Nemesis
as Angie-Liv
1992
5.4
Renegade
as Hirotaka
1992
6.7
Raven
1992
7.5
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
as Osato
1992
0.0
American Me
as El Japo
1992
7.4
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
as Hashimoto
1991
6.2
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Yoshida
1991
6.4
The Perfect Weapon
as Kai
1991
6.2
Not of This World
as Shikido
1991
4.6
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
as Sanga
1991
5.5
Vestige of Honor
as Thai Major
1990
0.0
Murder in Paradise
as Detective
1990
4.7
Hardball
1989
7.0
Nasty Boys
as Max
1989
5.5
The Last Warrior
as Imperial Marine
1989
4.7
L.A. Takedown
as Hugh Benny
1989
5.4
Licence to Kill
as Kwang
1989
6.4
Baywatch
as Sato
1989
6.0
Twins
as Oriental Man
1988
6.0
Superboy
1988
6.2
Spellbinder
as Lt. Lee
1988
5.8
Bulletproof
as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
1988
4.9
The Last Emperor
as Chang
1987
7.6
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Mandarin Bailiff
1987
8.4
Jake and the Fatman
1987
6.2
Armed Response
as Toshi
1986
4.7
The Wizard
1986
6.8
Big Trouble in Little China
as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
1986
7.2
MacGyver
as Asian Buyer
1985
7.7
Moonlighting
as Artist
1985
7.5
Miami Vice
as Kenji Fujitsu
1984
7.5
Miami Vice
as Tegoro
1984
7.5
Hotel
1982
6.8
Knots Landing
as Mr. Toyo
1979
6.7