Deceased

How Did Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 75

Also known asTagawa Hiroyuki, ケイリー＝ヒロユキ・タガワ, 田川洋行, 캐리 히로유키 타가와, کری هیرویوکی تاگاوا, Panteleymon Tagawa, Cary TagawaGenderMaleNationalityRussiaBorn27/09/1950Born inTokyo, JapanDied04/12/2025Died inSanta BarbaraCausestrokeWikidataQ381799 ↗TMDb#11398 ↗

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was a Japanese actor and film producer who was best known for his role as the evil shapeshifter sorcerer Shang Tsung in various works of the Mortal Kombat franchise: he first played the character in the 1995 film adaptation, and reprised it in 2013 for the television series Mortal Kombat: Legacy and in 2019 for the video game Mortal Kombat 11. He appeared as Lt. A.J. Shimamura on 15 episodes of the American television series Nash Bridges.

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Filmography105 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2023	BLUE EYE SAMURAISeries	The Swordmaker (voice)	73
2020	Insert CoinMovie	Shang Tsung	70
2020	Sky SharksMovie	Michael Morel	70
2019	A Lover ScornedMovie	Mr. Wong	69
2018	Lost in SpaceSeries	Hiroki Watanabe	68
2017	DuckTalesSeries	Akita (voice)	67
2016	Showdown in ManilaMovie	Aldric Cole	66
2016	Kubo and the Two StringsMovie	Hashi (voice)	66
2015	Little BoyMovie	Hashimoto	65
2015	The Man in the High CastleSeries	Nobusuke Tagomi	65
2015	The Man with the Iron Fists 2Movie	Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang	65
2015	The Honored Priest: Confession of a SamuraiMovie	Nikolay	65
2015	Diamond CartelMovie	Khazar	65
2014	Star Wars RebelsSeries	Alrich Wren (voice)	64
2014	Skin TradeMovie	Senator Khat	64
2014	Tekken 2: Kazuya's RevengeMovie	Heihachi	64
2014	Ninja ApocalypseMovie	Fumitaka	64
2014	Beyond the GameMovie	Detective Yoshida	64
2014	Hype Nation 3DMovie	—	64
2013	47 RoninMovie	Shogun Tsunayoshi	63
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSeries	Sumo Kuma (voice)	62
2012	When the Cobra StrikesMovie	Goro Tanaka	62
2011	Teen WolfSeries	Katashi	61
2011	RevengeSeries	Satoshi Takeda	61
2011	Mortal Kombat: LegacySeries	Shang Tsung	61
2011	GrimmSeries	Takeshi Imura	61
2010	Hawaii Five-0Series	Hiro Noshimuri	60
2010	TekkenMovie	Heihachi Mishima	60
2009	NCIS: Los AngelesSeries	Craig Tanaka	59
2009	Hachi: A Dog's TaleMovie	Ken	59
2009	The TombMovie	Len Burris	59
2009	By the Will of Chingis KhanMovie	bodyguard	59
2008	ProjectorparishiltonSeries	—	58
2008	Bodyguard: A New BeginningMovie	Kai	58
2008	Ghost VoyageMovie	The Steward	58
2007	Balls of FuryMovie	Mysterious Asian Man	57
2007	Johnny Kapahala: Back on BoardMovie	Grandpa Johnny Tsunami	57
2006	HeroesSeries	The Swordsmith	56
2006	Teen Titans: Trouble in TokyoMovie	Brushogun (voice)	56
2005	ElektraMovie	Roshi	55
2005	Memoirs of a GeishaMovie	The Baron	55
2005	Faith of My FathersMovie	Cat	55
2004	HawaiiSeries	Terry Harada	54
2003	Baywatch: Hawaiian WeddingMovie	Mason Sato	53
2001	Pearl HarborMovie	Cmdr. Minoru Genda	51
2001	Planet of the ApesMovie	Krull	51
2001	The GhostMovie	Chang	51
2000	The Art of WarMovie	David Chan	50
1999	NetForceMovie	Leong Cheng	49
1999	Snow Falling on CedarsMovie	Zenhichi Miyamoto	49
1999	Johnny TsunamiMovie	Johnny Tsunami	49
1999	Bridge of DragonsMovie	General Ruechang	49
1998	Seven DaysSeries	—	48
1998	VampiresMovie	David Deyo	48
1998	American DragonsMovie	Matsuyama	48
1998	ProvocateurMovie	Captain Jong	48
1997	Stargate SG-1Series	Turghan	47
1997	Mortal Kombat: AnnihilationMovie	Shang Tsung (archive footage)	47
1997	Top of the WorldMovie	Captain Hefter	47
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries	Tai Wai Tse	46
1996	Nash BridgesSeries	A.J. Shimamura	46
1996	The PhantomMovie	The Great Kabai Sengh	46
1996	Danger ZoneMovie	Monsieur Chang	46
1996	White TigerMovie	Victor Chow	46
1995	CybillSeries	Kenji	45
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries	King Young-Jin (voice)	45
1995	Mortal KombatMovie	Shang Tsung	45
1995	Soldier BoyzMovie	Vinh Moc	45
1995	Picture BrideMovie	Kanzaki	45
1995	Thunder in Paradise 3Movie	Mason Lee	45
1995	The DangerousMovie	Kon	45
1994	Babylon 5Series	Morishi	44
1994	Day of ReckoningMovie	Prakit	44
1993	Walker, Texas RangerSeries	Master Ko	43
1993	Rising SunMovie	Eddie Sakamura	43
1993	Space RangersSeries	Zylyn	43
1992	RenegadeSeries	Hirotaka	42
1992	NemesisMovie	Angie-Liv	42
1992	American MeMovie	El Japo	42
1992	Raven: Return of the Black DragonsMovie	Osato	42
1991	The Perfect WeaponMovie	Kai	41
1991	Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisMovie	Hashimoto	41
1991	Showdown in Little TokyoMovie	Yoshida	41
1991	Kickboxer 2: The Road BackMovie	Sanga	41
1991	Not of This WorldMovie	Shikido	41
1990	Nasty BoysSeries	Max	40
1989	BaywatchSeries	Sato	39
1989	Licence to KillMovie	Kwang	39
1989	L.A. TakedownMovie	Hugh Benny	39
1989	HardballSeries	—	39
1988	BulletproofMovie	Thug in Flashback (uncredited)	38
1988	SuperboySeries	—	38
1988	TwinsMovie	Oriental Man	38
1988	SpellbinderMovie	Lt. Lee	38
1987	Jake and the FatmanSeries	—	37
1987	Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries	Mandarin Bailiff	37
1987	The Last EmperorMovie	Chang	37
1986	Big Trouble in Little ChinaMovie	Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)	36
1986	Armed ResponseMovie	Toshi	36
1986	The WizardSeries	—	36
1985	MacGyverSeries	Asian Buyer	35
1985	MoonlightingSeries	Artist	35
1984	Miami ViceSeries	Tegoro	34
1982	HotelSeries	Inspector Chin	32
1979	Knots LandingSeries	Mr. Toyo	29