Born 1950 (age 75) · Tokyo, Japan
Appears in 120 titles

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

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
8.0
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
as Ken
Pearl Harbor
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Cmdr. Minoru Genda
Planet of the Apes
5.8
Planet of the Apes
2001
as Krull
47 Ronin
6.2
47 Ronin
2013
as Shogun Tsunayoshi
Kubo and the Two Strings
7.6
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hashi (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.6
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as The Baron
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
Elektra
5.1
Elektra
2005
as Roshi
Mortal Kombat
5.9
Mortal Kombat
1995
as Shang Tsung
Twins
6.0
Twins
1988
as Oriental Man
Licence to Kill
6.4
Licence to Kill
1989
as Kwang
The Last Emperor
7.6
The Last Emperor
1987
as Chang
Vampires
6.3
Vampires
1998
as David Deyo
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
4.5
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
Rising Sun
6.1
Rising Sun
1993
as Eddie Sakamura
Tekken
5.3
Tekken
2010
as Heihachi Mishima
The Phantom
5.3
The Phantom
1996
as The Great Kabai Sengh
Balls of Fury
5.3
Balls of Fury
2007
as Mysterious Asian Man
Little Boy
7.2
Little Boy
2015
as Hashimoto
The Art of War
5.7
The Art of War
2000
as David Chan