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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is a Actor Japonais born on 27 september 1950 at Tokyo (Japon)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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Nationality Japon
Birth 27 september 1950 (73 years) at Tokyo (Japon)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (田川 洋行, Tagawa Hiroyuki, born September 27, 1950) is a Japanese-American actor, sports physiologist, martial artist and stuntman.

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 the evil soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in a film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat, and the evil mastermind Heihachi Mishima in the film adaptation of Tekken.

Biography

Early life
Tagawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, the son of a Japanese actress and a Japanese-American father who served in the United States Army who was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Polk, Louisiana, and Fort Hood, Texas. He is able to speak both English and Japanese and is also fluent in Korean and Spanish. He was raised in various cities. He and his family finally settled in Southern California where he began acting in high school while attending Duarte High School in Southern California. He attended the University of Southern California, and was an exchange student in Japan.


Career
His breakthrough as an actor came when he was cast as the Eunuch Chang in The Last Emperor (1987). In 1989, he played an undercover agent of the Hong Kong Narcotics Board in the James Bond film Licence to Kill. In 1991, he starred alongside Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee in the action film Showdown in Little Tokyo, where he played the role of Yakuza boss Yoshida. He also starred alongside James Hong and Jeff Speakman in the same year in the film The Perfect Weapon, where he played Kai, an assistant to the Korean mafia families.

He appeared in the movie Mortal Kombat (1995) as the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung, and as the deadly pirate leader Kabai Singh in The Phantom (1996). Tagawa is among the actors, producers and directors interviewed in the documentary The Slanted Screen (2006), directed by Jeff Adachi, about the representation of Asian and Asian-American men in Hollywood.

Tagawa played Heihachi Mishima in Tekken, the film adaptation of the video game franchise. In 2006, he provided the voice of Brushogun in Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo. He was in the film Johnny Tsunami (1999) and its sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007). In between those two films, Tagawa played Attar's mentor Krull in Tim Burton's version of Planet of the Apes (2001).

Tagawa reprised his role as Shang Tsung for the second season of the YouTube series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. This new version of the character will be unrelated to Tagawa's previous work as Tsung.

He also played the role of Satoshi Takeda in the television series Revenge, a powerful CEO in Japan and Emily Thorne's former mentor in her quest for revenge. In season 2, Tagawa took over the role from Hiroyuki Sanada, who was unable to continue due to scheduling conflicts.

Best films

Mortal Kombat (1995)
(Actor)
Rising Sun (1993)
(Actor)
Elektra (2005)
(Actor)

Usually with

Jeff Imada
Jeff Imada
(6 films)
Al Leong
Al Leong
(6 films)
James Lew
James Lew
(4 films)
Mako Iwamatsu
Mako Iwamatsu
(6 films)
Ed Boon
Ed Boon
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (50 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
2016Kubo and the Two StringsActorHashi (voice)
2015Little BoyActorHashimoto
2015Tekken 2: Kazuya's RevengeActorHeihachi
2015The Man with the Iron Fists 2ActorLord Pi / Mayor Zhang
2014Skin TradeActorSenator Khat
2014Ninja ApocalypseActorFumitaka
201347 RoninActorShogun Tsunayoshi
2010TekkenActorHeihachi Mishima
2009Hachi: A Dog's TaleActorKen
2008Ghost VoyageActorSteward
2007Balls of FuryActorMysterious Asian Man
2007Johnny Kapahala: Back on BoardActorGrandpa Johnny Tsunami
2006Teen Titans: Trouble in TokyoActorBrushogun (voice)
2006The Slanted ScreenActorHimself
2005ElektraActorRoshi
2005Memoirs of a GeishaActorThe Baron
2005Faith of My FathersActorCat
2003Baywatch: Hawaiian WeddingActorMason Sato
2001Pearl HarborActorCmdr. Minoru Genda
2001Planet of the ApesActorKrull
2001The GhostActorChang
2000The Art of WarActorDavid Chan
1999Snow Falling on CedarsActorZenhichi Miyamoto
1999Bridge of DragonsActorGeneral Ruechang
1999NetForceActorLeong Cheng
1999Johnny TsunamiActorJohnny Tsunami
1998VampiresActorDavid Deyo
1998Double EdgeActorMatsuyama
1998Top of the WorldActorCaptain Hefter
1998ProvocateurActorCaptain Jong
1997Mortal Kombat: AnnihilationActorShang Tsung (archive footage)
1996The PhantomActorThe Great Kabai Sengh
1996Danger ZoneActorMonsieur Chang
1995Mortal KombatActorShang Tsung
1995Picture BrideActorKanzaki
1995Soldier BoyzActorVinh Moc
1993Rising SunActorEddie Sakamura
1992American MeActorEl Japo
1992NemesisActorAngie-Liv
1991Kickboxer 2: The Road BackActorSanga
1991The Perfect WeaponActorKai
1991Showdown in Little TokyoActorFunekei Yoshida
1989Licence to KillActorKwang
1989L.A. TakedownActorHugh Benny
1988BulletproofActorThug in Flashback (uncredited)
1988TwinsActorOriental Man
1988SpellbinderActorLt. Lee
1987The Last EmperorActorChang
1986Big Trouble in Little ChinaActorWing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
1986Armed ResponseActorToshi