Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Acting

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Born September 27, 1950Tokyo, Japan118 credits

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

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
8.5

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

TV

2023

Looking in the Mirror

Looking in the Mirror

Movie

2021

Insert Coin
6.9

Insert Coin

Movie

2020

Sky Sharks
4.9

Sky Sharks

Movie

2020

A Lover Scorned
4.9

A Lover Scorned

Movie

2019

Lost in Space
7.5

Lost in Space

TV

2018

Filmography

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023BLUE EYE SAMURAIas The Swordmaker (voice)TV
Looking in the Mirror
2021Looking in the Mirroras HenryMovie
Insert Coin
2020Insert Coinas Shang TsungMovie
Sky Sharks
2020Sky Sharksas Michael MorelMovie
A Lover Scorned
2019A Lover Scornedas Mr. WongMovie
Lost in Space
2018Lost in Spaceas Hiroki WatanabeTV
DuckTales
2017DuckTalesas Akita (voice)TV
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016Kubo and the Two Stringsas Hashi (voice)Movie
Showdown in Manila
2016Showdown in Manilaas Aldric ColeMovie
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samuraias NikolayMovie
G
2015Genghis Khan Conquers the Moonas Genghis KhanMovie
Duel of Legends
2015Duel of Legendsas ShingMovie
Little Boy
2015Little Boyas HashimotoMovie
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015The Man with the Iron Fists 2as Lord Pi / Mayor ZhangMovie
Diamond Cartel
2015Diamond Cartelas KhazarMovie
The Man in the High Castle
2015The Man in the High Castleas Nobusuke TagomiTV
Beyond the Game
2014Beyond the Gameas Detective YoshidaMovie
The Librarians
2014The Librariansas Mr. DrakeTV
Skin Trade
2014Skin Tradeas Senator KhatMovie
Star Wars Rebels
2014Star Wars Rebelsas Alrich Wren (voice)TV
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revengeas HeihachiMovie
Ninja Apocalypse
2014Ninja Apocalypseas FumitakaMovie
Hype Nation 3D
2014Hype Nation 3DMovie
47 Ronin
201347 Roninas Shogun TsunayoshiMovie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas Sumo Kuma (voice)TV
When the Cobra Strikes
2012When the Cobra Strikesas Goro TanakaMovie
Grimm
2011Grimmas Takeshi ImuraTV
Revenge
2011Revengeas Satoshi TakedaTV
Teen Wolf
2011Teen Wolfas KatashiTV
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011Mortal Kombat: Legacyas Shang TsungTV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Hiro NoshimuriTV
Tekken
2010Tekkenas Heihachi MishimaMovie
The Tomb
2009The Tombas Len BurrisMovie
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angelesas Craig TanakaTV
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009Hachi: A Dog's Taleas KenMovie
By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009By the Will of Chingis Khanas bodyguardMovie
Projectorparishilton
2008ProjectorparishiltonTV
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008Bodyguard: A New Beginningas KaiMovie
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007Johnny Kapahala: Back on Boardas Grandpa Johnny TsunamiMovie
Balls of Fury
2007Balls of Furyas Mysterious Asian ManMovie
The Ultimate Fighter
2007The Ultimate Fighteras AlibekMovie
Heroes
2006Heroesas The SwordsmithTV
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyoas Brushogun (voice)Movie
The Slanted Screen
2006The Slanted Screenas HimselfMovie
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005Memoirs of a Geishaas The BaronMovie
T
2005The Sand Island Drive-In Anthemas Uncle CMovie
Faith of My Fathers
2005Faith of My Fathersas CatMovie
Elektra
2005Elektraas RoshiMovie
Hawaii
2004Hawaiias Terry HaradaTV
Fallacy
2004FallacyMovie
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003Baywatch: Hawaiian Weddingas Mason SatoMovie
Planet of the Apes
2001Planet of the Apesas KrullMovie
Pearl Harbor
2001Pearl Harboras Cmdr. Minoru GendaMovie
The Ghost
2001The Ghostas ChangMovie
The Art of War
2000The Art of Waras David ChanMovie
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999Snow Falling on Cedarsas Zenhichi MiyamotoMovie
Johnny Tsunami
1999Johnny Tsunamias Johnny TsunamiMovie
Bridge of Dragons
1999Bridge of Dragonsas General RuechangMovie
NetForce
1999NetForceas Leong ChengMovie
Netforce
1999Netforceas Leong ChengTV
Vampires
1998Vampiresas David DeyoMovie
American Dragons
1998American Dragonsas MatsuyamaMovie
Seven Days
1998Seven DaysTV
Provocateur
1998Provocateuras Captain JongMovie
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997Mortal Kombat: Annihilationas Shang Tsung (archive footage)Movie
Stargate SG-1
1997Stargate SG-1as TurghanTV
Top of the World
1997Top of the Worldas Captain HefterMovie
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witchas Tai Wai TseTV
Danger Zone
1996Danger Zoneas Monsieur ChangMovie
The Phantom
1996The Phantomas The Great Kabai SenghMovie
White Tiger
1996White Tigeras Victor ChowMovie
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridgesas A.J. ShimamuraTV
Soldier Boyz
1995Soldier Boyzas Vinh MocMovie
Mortal Kombat
1995Mortal Kombatas Shang TsungMovie
Thunder in Paradise 3
1995Thunder in Paradise 3as Mason LeeMovie
Picture Bride
1995Picture Brideas KanzakiMovie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas King Young-Jin (voice)TV
The Dangerous
1995The Dangerousas KonMovie
Cybill
1995Cybillas KenjiTV
Natural Causes
1994Natural Causesas Major SomchaiMovie
Day of Reckoning
1994Day of Reckoningas PrakitMovie
Babylon 5
1994Babylon 5as MorishiTV
Rising Sun
1993Rising Sunas Eddie SakamuraMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Master KoTV
Space Rangers
1993Space Rangersas ZylynTV
Nemesis
1992Nemesisas Angie-LivMovie
Renegade
1992Renegadeas HirotakaTV
Raven
1992RavenTV
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992Raven: Return of the Black Dragonsas OsatoMovie
American Me
1992American Meas El JapoMovie
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolisas HashimotoMovie
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991Showdown in Little Tokyoas YoshidaMovie
The Perfect Weapon
1991The Perfect Weaponas KaiMovie
Not of This World
1991Not of This Worldas ShikidoMovie
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991Kickboxer 2: The Road Backas SangaMovie
Vestige of Honor
1990Vestige of Honoras Thai MajorMovie
Murder in Paradise
1990Murder in Paradiseas DetectiveMovie
Hardball
1989HardballTV
Nasty Boys
1989Nasty Boysas MaxTV
The Last Warrior
1989The Last Warrioras Imperial MarineMovie
L.A. Takedown
1989L.A. Takedownas Hugh BennyMovie
Licence to Kill
1989Licence to Killas KwangMovie
Baywatch
1989Baywatchas SatoTV
Twins
1988Twinsas Oriental ManMovie
Superboy
1988SuperboyTV
Spellbinder
1988Spellbinderas Lt. LeeMovie
Bulletproof
1988Bulletproofas Thug in Flashback (uncredited)Movie
The Last Emperor
1987The Last Emperoras ChangMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Mandarin BailiffTV
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the FatmanTV
Armed Response
1986Armed Responseas ToshiMovie
The Wizard
1986The WizardTV
Big Trouble in Little China
1986Big Trouble in Little Chinaas Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)Movie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras Asian BuyerTV
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas ArtistTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Kenji FujitsuTV
Hotel
1982Hotelas Inspector ChinTV
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas Mr. ToyoTV