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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Actor 58 · 1987 – 2023 · 🎬 53 📺 5 · 🇯🇵 Japan

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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Sky Sharks

Sky Sharks

actor

2020

Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

actor

2016

Showdown in Manila

Showdown in Manila

actor

2016

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

actor

2015

Little Boy

Little Boy

actor

2015

The Man with the Iron Fists 2

The Man with the Iron Fists 2

actor

2015

Diamond Cartel

Diamond Cartel

actor

2015

Beyond the Game

Beyond the Game

actor

2014

Skin Trade

Skin Trade

actor

2014

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge

actor

2014

47 Ronin

47 Ronin

actor

2013

Tekken

Tekken

actor

2010

The Tomb

The Tomb

actor

2009

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

actor

2009

By the Will of Chingis Khan

By the Will of Chingis Khan

actor

2009

Ghost Voyage

Ghost Voyage

actor

2008

Bodyguard: A New Beginning

Bodyguard: A New Beginning

actor

2008

Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler

Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler

actor

2007

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

actor

2007

Balls of Fury

Balls of Fury

actor

2007

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

actor

2006

Faith of My Fathers

Faith of My Fathers

actor

2005

Elektra

Elektra

actor

2005

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

actor

2003

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

actor

2001

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

actor

2001

The Ghost

The Ghost

actor

2001

The Art of War

The Art of War

actor

2000

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

actor

1999

Johnny Tsunami

Johnny Tsunami

actor

1999

Bridge of Dragons

Bridge of Dragons

actor

1999

NetForce

NetForce

actor

1999

Vampires

Vampires

actor

1998

American Dragons

American Dragons

actor

1998

Danger Zone

Danger Zone

actor

1996

The Phantom

The Phantom

actor

1996

White Tiger

White Tiger

actor

1996

Soldier Boyz

Soldier Boyz

actor

1995

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

actor

1995

Picture Bride

Picture Bride

actor

1995

The Dangerous

The Dangerous

actor

1995

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

actor

1993

Nemesis

Nemesis

actor

1992

American Me

American Me

actor

1992

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

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

actor

1991

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

actor

1991

The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

actor

1991

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

actor

1991

L.A. Takedown

L.A. Takedown

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1989

Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

actor

1989

Spellbinder

Spellbinder

actor

1988

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

actor

1988

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

actor

1987

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