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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

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  • Producer
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa at an event for The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)
1967 China, A young boy is left to survive on his own in the middle of no were, after his missionary parents were murdered by rebels. He is found and Raised by a Shawling Temple Monk and becomes skilled in Martial arts.
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa got his first big break as an actor when he was cast in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor (1987). A US Army brat, he was born in Tokyo and lived in various cities while growing up. His father was in the army, stationed at Ft. Bragg (NC), Ft. Polk (LA) and Ft. Hood (TX). His mother was an actress from Tokyo. The family finally settled in Southern California, where Tagawa began acting in high school. He was an exchange student in Japan while studying at the University of Southern California. He has recently been involved off-screen in addressing student groups (at SFSU and Stanford). He has also been coaching the martial artist portraying Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat Live Tour, and in his free time developing his new form of martial arts, called "Chun Shin."
BornSeptember 27, 1950
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BornSeptember 27, 1950
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Luke Kleintank in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet (2001)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Alexa Davalos in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ignacio Serricchio, and Yukari Komatsu in Lost in Space (2018)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Kiki Sukezane in Lost in Space (2018)
Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Jeff Perry, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in Nash Bridges (1996)
James Woods, Mark Boone Junior, Thomas Rosales Jr., David Rowden, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in Vampires (1998)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Arnold Chun in The Man in the High Castle (2015)

Known for:

Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat
5.8
  • Shang Tsung
  • 1995
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Planet of the Apes
5.7
  • Krull
  • 2001
Candice Hillebrand, Kelly Overton, Marian Zapico, and Jonathan Patrick Foo in Tekken (2010)
Tekken
4.8
  • Heihachi Mishima
  • 2010
Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
The Phantom
5.0
  • The Great Kabai Sengh
  • 1996

Credits

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Actor

  • Hawaii
    • Captain Terry Harada (as Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Duel of Legends
    • Shing
    • Post-production
  • Blue Eye Samurai
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Shinryu vs. Ravedactyl, Code Name: Justice & Gekido
    • Lord Shinryu, Sensei Jaa, Raw
    • In Production
    • Short
  • Junction (2023)
    Junction
    • Author
    • 2023
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
    • Craig Tanaka
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Star Wars: Visions (2021)
    Star Wars: Visions
    • Valco (English version, voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Sky Sharks (2020)
    Sky Sharks
    • Michael Morel
    • 2020
  • Tony Anselmo, David Tennant, Bobby Moynihan, Kate Micucci, Danny Pudi, and Ben Schwartz in DuckTales (2017)
    DuckTales
    • Akita (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • My Love Is Aisulu (2020)
    My Love Is Aisulu
    • 2020
  • Girl Games (2019)
    Girl Games
    • Iwata
    • 2019
  • A Lover Scorned (2019)
    A Lover Scorned
    • Wong
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)
    Mortal Kombat 11
    • Shang Tsung (voice, as Cary Tagawa)
    • Video Game
    • 2019
  • Dorien Wilson, Colby Christina, Tray Chaney, Albert Daniels, and Danielle-Shani in Looking in the Mirror (2019)
    Looking in the Mirror
    • Henry
    • 2019
  • The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
    • Nobusuke Tagomi
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018
  • Lost in Space (2018)
    Lost in Space
    • Hiroki Watanabe
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    • Sumo Kuma (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Freddie Prinze Jr., Steve Blum, Vanessa Marshall, Dave Filoni, Tiya Sircar, and Taylor Gray in Star Wars: Rebels (2014)
    Star Wars: Rebels
    • Alrich Wren (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • World of Warcraft: Legion (2016)
    World of Warcraft: Legion
    • (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2016

Producer

  • Duel of Legends
    • producer
    • Post-production
  • The Legend of Chang Apana (2009)
    The Legend of Chang Apana
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2009

Additional Crew

  • Robin Hood of the Bayous (2010)
    Robin Hood of the Bayous
    • acting coach: pre-production
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Mortal Kombat: The Live Tour (1996)
    Mortal Kombat: The Live Tour
    • coach: Shang Tsung
    • Video
    • 1996
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Facebook
    • Facebook Fan Page
  • Alternative names
    • Cary-Hiroyuki
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • September 27, 1950
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Spouse
    • Sally1984 - 2014 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Calen
  • Other works
    Music video for "California" by Russian rapper Basta - Beach walker / Gangster
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Was a part-time masseur for the University of Hawaii football team. He often helps injured players.
  • Quotes
    Hollywood is my day job.

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