Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Actor Sep 27 (died age 75) Tokyo, Japan 1979–2023 (44 year career)

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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 off…

Known For

Film

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Ken

Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Hashi (voice)

Film

Memoirs of a Geisha

The Baron

Film

Pearl Harbor

Cmdr. Minoru Genda

Film

Big Trouble in Little China

Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)

Film

The Last Emperor

Chang

Film

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

The Swordmaker (voice)

Film

The Man in the High Castle

Nobusuke Tagomi

Filmography

Acting (120)

Movies (80)

Looking in the Mirror

2021

as Henry

Sky Sharks

as Michael Morel

Insert Coin

as Shang Tsung

A Lover Scorned

as Mr. Wong

Kubo and the Two Strings

as Hashi (voice)

Showdown in Manila

as Aldric Cole

Overwatch Animated Short "Dragons"

2016

as Narrator (voice)

8.5

Overwatch: Dragons

2016

as Sojiro Shimada (voice)

The Man with the Iron Fists 2

2015

as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang

Little Boy

as Hashimoto

Diamond Cartel

as Khazar

Duel of Legends

as Shing

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

2015

as Nikolay

7.1

Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon

as Genghis Khan

Skin Trade

as Senator Khat

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge

as Heihachi

Beyond the Game

as Detective Yoshida

Hype Nation 3D

Ninja Apocalypse

as Fumitaka

47 Ronin

as Shogun Tsunayoshi

When the Cobra Strikes

as Goro Tanaka

Tekken

as Heihachi Mishima

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

as Ken

The Tomb

as Len Burris

By the Will of Chingis Khan

2009

as bodyguard

4.7

Bodyguard: A New Beginning

2008

as Kai

4.9

Balls of Fury

2007

as Mysterious Asian Man

5.3

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

2007

as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami

5.9

The Ultimate Fighter

2007

as Alibek

3.3

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

as Brushogun (voice)

The Slanted Screen

as Himself

Elektra

as Roshi

Memoirs of a Geisha

as The Baron

Faith of My Fathers

as Cat

The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem

2005

as Uncle C

Fallacy

2004

5.5

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

2003

as Mason Sato

5.8

Pearl Harbor

2001

as Cmdr. Minoru Genda

Planet of the Apes

as Krull

The Ghost

as Chang

The Art of War

as David Chan

Snow Falling on Cedars

as Zenhichi Miyamoto

NetForce

as Leong Cheng

Bridge of Dragons

as General Ruechang

Johnny Tsunami

as Johnny Tsunami

Vampires

as David Deyo

Provocateur

as Captain Jong

American Dragons

as Matsuyama

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

1997

as Shang Tsung (archive footage)

Top of the World

as Captain Hefter

The Phantom

as The Great Kabai Sengh

Danger Zone

as Monsieur Chang

White Tiger

as Victor Chow

Mortal Kombat

as Shang Tsung

Picture Bride

as Kanzaki

Soldier Boyz

as Vinh Moc

Thunder in Paradise 3

as Mason Lee

The Dangerous

as Kon

Day of Reckoning

as Prakit

Natural Causes

as Major Somchai

Rising Sun

as Eddie Sakamura

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

1992

as Osato

Nemesis

as Angie-Liv

American Me

as El Japo

The Perfect Weapon

as Kai

Showdown in Little Tokyo

as Yoshida

Not of This World

as Shikido

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

1991

as Sanga

5.5

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

as Hashimoto

Murder in Paradise

as Detective

Vestige of Honor

as Thai Major

Licence to Kill

as Kwang

L.A. Takedown

as Hugh Benny

The Last Warrior

as Imperial Marine

Twins

as Oriental Man

Spellbinder

as Lt. Lee

Bulletproof

as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)

5.0

The Last Emperor

1987

as Chang

7.6

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)

7.2

Armed Response

1986

as Toshi

4.7

Television (40)

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

2023

as The Swordmaker (voice)

Lost in Space

as Hiroki Watanabe

DuckTales

as Akita (voice)

The Man in the High Castle

2015

as Nobusuke Tagomi

7.5

Star Wars Rebels

2014

as Alrich Wren (voice)

7.7

The Librarians

2014

as Mr. Drake

7.2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Sumo Kuma (voice)

Grimm

as Takeshi Imura

Teen Wolf

as Katashi

Revenge

as Satoshi Takeda

Mortal Kombat: Legacy

as Shang Tsung

Hawaii Five-0

as Hiro Noshimuri

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Craig Tanaka

Projectorparishilton

Heroes

as The Swordsmith

Hawaii

as Terry Harada

Netforce

as Leong Cheng

Seven Days

Stargate SG-1

as Turghan

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Tai Wai Tse

Nash Bridges

as A.J. Shimamura

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as King Young-Jin (voice)

Cybill

as Kenji

Babylon 5

as Morishi

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Master Ko

Space Rangers

as Zylyn

Renegade

as Hirotaka

Raven

Baywatch

as Sato

Hardball

Nasty Boys

as Max

Superboy

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Mandarin Bailiff

Jake and the Fatman

The Wizard

MacGyver

as Asian Buyer

Moonlighting

as Artist

Miami Vice

as Kenji Fujitsu

Hotel

Knots Landing

as Mr. Toyo