
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
- Born
- September 27, 1950
- Died
- December 4, 2025
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.
Acting
By IMDb rating

The Last Emperor
Chang

Kubo and the Two Strings
Hashi (voice)

Little Boy
Hashimoto

American Me
El Japo

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
Brushogun (voice)

47 Ronin
Shogun Tsunayoshi

Rising Sun
Eddie Sakamura

Vampires
David Deyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo
Yoshida

Mortal Kombat
Shang Tsung


Planet of the Apes
Krull

The Art of War
David Chan

Skin Trade
Senator Khat

Nemesis
Angie-Liv

Balls of Fury
Mysterious Asian Man

The Phantom
The Great Kabai Sengh

Natural Causes
Major Somchai

Tekken
Heihachi Mishima

Elektra
Roshi

Bridge of Dragons
General Ruechang


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

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
Heihachi