Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Acting September 27, 1950

Tokyo, Japan

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 appe…

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Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

8.0 2009 Movie
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

6.9 2001 Movie
Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf

8.4 2011 TV Show
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

5.8 2001 Movie
Grimm

Grimm

8.3 2011 TV Show
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

6.2 2013 Movie
Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

7.6 2016 Movie
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

7.2 1986 Movie
Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

7.6 2005 Movie
Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

7.7 2010 TV Show
Heroes

Heroes

7.4 2006 TV Show
Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

8.3 1997 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    BLUE EYE SAMURAI

    TV show The Swordmaker (voice)

  2. 2021
    Looking in the Mirror

    Movie Henry

  3. 2020
    Insert Coin

    Movie Shang Tsung

  4. 2020
    Sky Sharks

    Movie Michael Morel

  5. 2019
    A Lover Scorned

    Movie Mr. Wong

  6. 2018
    Lost in Space

    TV show Hiroki Watanabe

  7. 2017
    DuckTales

    TV show Akita (voice)

  8. 2016
    Kubo and the Two Strings

    Movie Hashi (voice)

  9. 2016
    Showdown in Manila

    Movie Aldric Cole

  10. 2015
    The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

    Movie Nikolay

  11. 2015
    Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon

    Movie Genghis Khan

  12. 2015
    Duel of Legends

    Movie Shing

  13. 2015
    Little Boy

    Movie Hashimoto

  14. 2015
    The Man with the Iron Fists 2

    Movie Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang

  15. 2015
    Diamond Cartel

    Movie Khazar

  16. 2015
    The Man in the High Castle

    TV show Nobusuke Tagomi

More credits
  1. 2014
    Beyond the Game

    Movie Detective Yoshida

  2. 2014
    The Librarians

    TV show Mr. Drake

  3. 2014
    Skin Trade

    Movie Senator Khat

  4. 2014
    Star Wars Rebels

    TV show Alrich Wren (voice)

  5. 2014
    Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge

    Movie Heihachi

  6. 2014
    Ninja Apocalypse

    Movie Fumitaka

  7. 2014
    Hype Nation 3D

    Movie

  8. 2013
    47 Ronin

    Movie Shogun Tsunayoshi

  9. 2012
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    TV show Sumo Kuma (voice)

  10. 2012
    When the Cobra Strikes

    Movie Goro Tanaka

  11. 2011
    Grimm

    TV show Takeshi Imura

  12. 2011
    Revenge

    TV show Satoshi Takeda

  13. 2011
    Teen Wolf

    TV show Katashi

  14. 2011
    Mortal Kombat: Legacy

    TV show Shang Tsung

  15. 2010
    Hawaii Five-0

    TV show Hiro Noshimuri

  16. 2010
    Tekken

    Movie Heihachi Mishima

  17. 2009
    The Tomb

    Movie Len Burris

  18. 2009
    NCIS: Los Angeles

    TV show Craig Tanaka

  19. 2009
    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    Movie Ken

  20. 2009
    By the Will of Chingis Khan

    Movie bodyguard

  21. 2008
    Projectorparishilton

    TV show

  22. 2008
    Ghost Voyage

    Movie The Steward

  23. 2008
    Bodyguard: A New Beginning

    Movie Kai

  24. 2007
    Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler

    Movie