
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

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Craig Tanaka

Grimm
2011
as Takeshi Imura

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Mandarin Bailiff

Teen Wolf
2011
as Katashi

Babylon 5
1994
as Morishi

MacGyver
1985
as Asian Buyer

Knots Landing
1979
as Mr. Toyo

Miami Vice
1984
as Kenji Fujitsu / Tegoro

Heroes
2006
as The Swordsmith

Baywatch
1989
as Sato

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Tai Wai Tse

The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Nobusuke Tagomi

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Sumo Kuma (voice)

Revenge
2011
as Satoshi Takeda

Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Alrich Wren (voice)

Hotel
1982
as Inspector Chin

Nash Bridges
1996
as A.J. Shimamura

Renegade
1992
as Hirotaka

DuckTales
2017
as Akita (voice)

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Master Ko

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Moonlighting
1985
as Artist

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)

Seven Days
1998

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
as The Swordmaker (voice)

Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
as Shang Tsung

Projectorparishilton
2008

Superboy
1988

The Wizard
1986

Hardball
1989

Raven
1992

Nasty Boys
1990
as Max

Hawaii
2004
as Terry Harada

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

The Last Emperor
1987
as Chang

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

Twins
1988
as Oriental Man

Planet of the Apes
2001
as Krull

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as The Baron

Elektra
2005
as Roshi

Licence to Kill
1989
as Kwang

Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hashi (voice)

Vampires
1998
as David Deyo

Nemesis
1992
as Angie-Liv

American Me
1992
as El Japo

Skin Trade
2014
as Senator Khat

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Yoshida

Tekken
2010
as Heihachi Mishima

The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Kai

The Phantom
1996
as The Great Kabai Sengh

Little Boy
2015
as Hashimoto

Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
as Zenhichi Miyamoto

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

The Art of War
2000
as David Chan

Sky Sharks
2020
as Michael Morel

Rising Sun
1993
as Eddie Sakamura

Spellbinder
1988
as Lt. Lee

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003
as Mason Sato

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
as Sanga

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

The Tomb
2009
as Len Burris

Balls of Fury
2007
as Mysterious Asian Man

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

The Ghost
2001
as Chang

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014
as Heihachi

Bridge of Dragons
1999
as General Ruechang

Insert Coin
2020
as Shang Tsung

NetForce
1999
as Leong Cheng

Picture Bride
1995
as Kanzaki

Bulletproof
1988
as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)

L.A. Takedown
1989
as Hugh Benny

Armed Response
1986
as Toshi

Diamond Cartel
2015
as Khazar

White Tiger
1996
as Victor Chow

Soldier Boyz
1995
as Vinh Moc

Johnny Tsunami
1999
as Johnny Tsunami

Murder in Paradise
1990
as Detective

Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008
as Kai

The Slanted Screen
2006
as Himself

Danger Zone
1996
as Monsieur Chang

Ghost Voyage
2008
as The Steward

Beyond the Game
2014
as Detective Yoshida

Faith of My Fathers
2005
as Cat

Provocateur
1998
as Captain Jong

Showdown in Manila
2016
as Aldric Cole

American Dragons
1998
as Matsuyama

Ninja Apocalypse
2014
as Fumitaka

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Osato

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015
as Nikolay

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007
as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami

The Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Alibek

Top of the World
1997
as Captain Hefter

Not of This World
1991
as Shikido

A Lover Scorned
2019
as Mr. Wong

Natural Causes
1994
as Major Somchai

Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2007

The Dangerous
1995
as Kon

The Last Warrior
1989
as Imperial Marine

Fallacy
2004

Thunder in Paradise 3
1995
as Mason Lee

Day of Reckoning
1994
as Prakit
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015
as Genghis Khan

When the Cobra Strikes
2012
as Goro Tanaka

Vestige of Honor
1990
as Thai Major

By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009
as bodyguard

Hype Nation 3D
2014

Looking in the Mirror
2021
as Henry

Duel of Legends
2015
as Shing
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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Most Popular Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Movies
- 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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