
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Born: 1950-09-27
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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
2009★ 8.0

Pearl Harbor
2001★ 6.9

Rising Sun
1993★ 6.1

Planet of the Apes
2001★ 5.8

Twins
1988★ 6.0

Danger Zone
1996★ 4.1

Tekken
2010★ 5.3

The Last Emperor
1987★ 7.6

Licence to Kill
1989★ 6.4

Little Boy
2015★ 7.2

Mortal Kombat
1995★ 5.9

Ninja Apocalypse
2014★ 3.4

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997★ 4.5

Nemesis
1992★ 5.4

American Dragons
1998★ 4.8

Elektra
2005★ 5.0

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005★ 7.6

The Tomb
2009★ 4.2

47 Ronin
2013★ 6.2

Big Trouble in Little China
1986★ 7.2

Kubo and the Two Strings
2016★ 7.6

NetForce
1999★ 4.8

Fallacy
2004★ 5.5

The Ghost
2001★ 3.2

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006★ 7.9

Spellbinder
1988★ 5.8

Bulletproof
1988★ 4.9

Johnny Tsunami
1999★ 5.9

Natural Causes
1994★ 5.0

Insert Coin
2020★ 6.9

American Me
1992★ 7.4

Vampires
1998★ 6.3

Provocateur
1998★ 3.6

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991★ 6.4

Skin Trade
2014★ 6.1

The Phantom
1996★ 5.3

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991★ 5.5

A Lover Scorned
2019★ 4.9

The Art of War
2000★ 5.7

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014★ 3.9

The Perfect Weapon
1991★ 6.2

Sky Sharks
2020★ 4.9

Balls of Fury
2007★ 5.3

The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015★ 5.5

Picture Bride
1995★ 6.4

Diamond Cartel
2015★ 5.3

Top of the World
1997★ 5.0

Showdown in Manila
2016★ 3.3

Not of This World
1991★ 4.6

Day of Reckoning
1994★ 0.0

Bridge of Dragons
1999★ 5.5

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003★ 5.8

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992★ 0.0

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015★ 7.1

L.A. Takedown
1989★ 5.4

Beyond the Game
2014★ 6.2

The Ultimate Fighter
2007★ 3.3

Soldier Boyz
1995★ 4.7

White Tiger
1996★ 5.1

Snow Falling on Cedars
1999★ 6.0

Armed Response
1986★ 4.7

Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008★ 4.9

Duel of Legends
2015★ 0.0

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007★ 5.9

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991★ 6.2

Looking in the Mirror
2021★ 0.0

Hype Nation 3D
2014★ 5.7

The Dangerous
1995★ 2.9

Thunder in Paradise 3
1995★ 6.7

Vestige of Honor
1990★ 0.0

The Last Warrior
1989★ 4.7

Murder in Paradise
1990★ 4.7

By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009★ 4.7

The Slanted Screen
2006★ 10.0

Faith of My Fathers
2005★ 6.2

When the Cobra Strikes
2012★ 4.6

Overwatch Animated Short "Dragons"
2016★ 8.5