Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

1950-09-27 Tokyo, Japan 78 Credits

Biography

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (born September 27, 1950) is 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...

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Looking in the Mirror

Looking in the Mirror

2021

as Henry

Acting

In life you have to play the hand you're dealt, and when faced with a lifetime of adversity, Roslyn Jones does just that. Based on a true story.

Insert Coin

Insert Coin

2020

as Shang Tsung

6.9
Acting

The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games of all time. Midway Games pioneered ...

Sky Sharks

Sky Sharks

2020

as Michael Morel

4.9
Acting

A team of Arctic geologists stumble across an abandoned laboratory in which the Nazis developed an incredible and brutal secret weapon during the fina...

A Lover Scorned

A Lover Scorned

2019

as Mr. Wong

5.4
Acting

Trapped in a loveless marriage, Brooke begins an affair with Jake a young, hotshot insurance-agent.

Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

2016

as Hashi (voice)

7.6
Acting

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seek...

Showdown in Manila

Showdown in Manila

2016

as Aldric Cole

3.3
Acting

The film unfolds in Manila, Philippines, and in the jungles of the island of Boracay on a tropical island in the privacy of living Russian middle-aged...

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

2015

as Nikolay

7.1
Acting

An Orthodox priest, Father Nikolay, the brother of a Yakuza boss, is drawn into in a mob war in Japan. He escapes to the small Russian village of Glub...

Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon

2015

as Genghis Khan

1.0
Acting

In Genghis Khan's last days, an encounter with a Wizard sends him to the Moon. Just as the Mediaeval anti-hero thinks he's made his greatest conquest,...

Duel of Legends

Duel of Legends

2015

as Shing

Acting

Duel of Legends is directed by Hector Echavarria and is about a Chinese boy who is left to survive by himself because his parents were murdered by reb...

Little Boy

Little Boy

2015

as Hashimoto

7.2
Acting

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love...

The Man with the Iron Fists 2

The Man with the Iron Fists 2

2015

as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang

5.4
Acting

When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenc...

Diamond Cartel

Diamond Cartel

2015

as Khazar

5.3
Acting

A young woman, Aliya, catches the lustful eyes of several powerful men and is thrust against her will into a vast criminal ocean. As passion, violence...

Beyond the Game

Beyond the Game

2014

as Detective Yoshida

6.2
Acting

In a reality show that’s too real, the contestants are dying. Now only one will survive… Beyond The Game! Kill or be Killed! Beyond the Game has conte...

Skin Trade

Skin Trade

2014

as Senator Khat

6.0
Acting

After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective...

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge

2014

as Heihachi

3.9
Acting

A young man, Kazuya Mishima, wakes up alone in an unfamiliar hotel room without any recollection of who he is or how he got there. He is tormented by ...

Ninja Apocalypse

Ninja Apocalypse

2014

as Fumitaka

3.5
Acting

Framed for assassinating the Grandmaster, the Lost Ninja Clan must battle their way up an underground nuclear bunker filled with hordes of supernatura...

Hype Nation 3D

Hype Nation 3D

2014

5.7
Acting

Ryan and Kevin and their crew from Los Angeles are hired by U.S. Interpol to be matched up against the notorious Gambler Crew from South Korea, known ...

47 Ronin

47 Ronin

2013

as Shogun Tsunayoshi

6.2
Acting

Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and ...

When the Cobra Strikes

When the Cobra Strikes

2012

as Goro Tanaka

4.6
Acting

One man travels across country, smuggling illegal black diamonds to sell in order to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa. When he arrives to t...

Tekken

Tekken

2010

as Heihachi Mishima

5.4
Acting

In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporation...

The Tomb

The Tomb

2009

as Len Burris

4.2
Acting

Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She's fighting a fatal illnes...

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009

as Ken

8.0
Acting

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

By the Will of Chingis Khan

By the Will of Chingis Khan

2009

as bodyguard

4.7
Acting

Three childhood friends. Three sworn brothers. One was initiated into the sacrament and grew up to be a great shaman. The other two followed the path ...

Bodyguard: A New Beginning

Bodyguard: A New Beginning

2008

as Kai

4.9
Acting

Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel t...

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

2007

as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami

5.9
Acting

Johnny Kapahala, a teen snowboarding champion from Vermont, returns to Oahu, Hawaii, for the wedding of his hero -- his grandfather, local surf legend...

Balls of Fury

Balls of Fury

2007

as Mysterious Asian Man

5.2
Acting

Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling deb...

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

2007

as Alibek

3.3
Acting

The son of a rich businessman who has ties with the Russian mob. But the mob sets up his family and forced the young guy at fighting in martial arts t...

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

2006

as Brushogun (voice)

7.9
Acting

After a battle with a high-tech villain named, Saiko-Tek, the Teen Titans travel to the city of Tokyo where they find themselves embroiled in a confli...

The Slanted Screen

The Slanted Screen

2006

as Himself

10.0
Acting

From silent film star Sessue Hayakawa to Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle, the Slanted Screen examines the portrayal Asian men in film and televisio...

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

as The Baron

7.7
Acting

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem

2005

as Uncle C

Acting
Faith of My Fathers

Faith of My Fathers

2005

as Cat

6.2
Acting

Faith of My Fathers is based on the story of Lieutenant Commander John McCain's experiences as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half ...

Elektra

Elektra

2005

as Roshi

5.0
Acting

Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and h...

Fallacy

Fallacy

2004

5.5
Acting

Comedy drama about an overseas trade fair for a building components company (doors and louvres to be precise), company boss John Garrard is too caught...

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

2003

as Mason Sato

5.8
Acting

Mitch Buchannon, believed to have died in a boating accident survived and only has amnesia, he has been recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. His new...

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

2001

as Krull

5.8
Acting

After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes domi...

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

as Cmdr. Minoru Genda

6.9
Acting

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love ...

The Ghost

The Ghost

2001

as Chang

3.2
Acting

A feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.

The Art of War

The Art of War

2000

as David Chan

5.7
Acting

Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist. As...

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999

as Zenhichi Miyamoto

6.1
Acting

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emot...

Johnny Tsunami

Johnny Tsunami

1999

as Johnny Tsunami

5.9
Acting

A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.

Bridge of Dragons

Bridge of Dragons

1999

as General Ruechang

5.3
Acting

The tough and cold mercenary Warchild, is working for the man who took care of his war training and upbringing, the greedy General Ruechang. Ruechang ...

NetForce

NetForce

1999

as Leong Cheng

4.7
Acting

Set in the year 2005, a division of the FBI, called "NetForce" has been initiated to investigate Internet crime. A Bill Gates-type character finds a l...

Vampires

Vampires

1998

as David Deyo

6.3
Acting

The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist...

American Dragons

American Dragons

1998

as Matsuyama

4.8
Acting

Murders in Seoul, Korea and in America pair two cops from each of the countries together to solve the crimes. The investigation leads to a gang war be...

Provocateur

Provocateur

1998

as Captain Jong

4.1
Acting

In 1994 South Korea, a female North Korean spy integrates herself as a housekeeper for U.S. military officer to steal classified documents, but soon w...

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

1997

as Shang Tsung (archive footage)

4.5
Acting

A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular ser...

Top of the World

Top of the World

1997

as Captain Hefter

5.0
Acting

In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They wi...

Danger Zone

Danger Zone

1996

as Monsieur Chang

4.2
Acting

Rick Morgan, an American engineer who runs a mine in East Africa, is approached one day by his friend Jim Scott, who needs someplace to store canister...

The Phantom

The Phantom

1996

as The Great Kabai Sengh

5.3
Acting

The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls tha...

White Tiger

White Tiger

1996

as Victor Chow

4.9
Acting

When D.E.A. agent Mike Ryan undertakes the huge task of avenging the brutal murder of the partner John Grogan, he find he must fight both sides; the m...

Soldier Boyz

Soldier Boyz

1995

as Vinh Moc

4.8
Acting

A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

1995

as Shang Tsung

5.9
Acting

For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tourname...

Thunder in Paradise 3

Thunder in Paradise 3

1995

as Mason Lee

6.7
Acting

Spencer and Bru capture notorious drug lord Manuel Santiago. Santiago's angered assistant, Mason Lee, takes the school hostage where Kelly is teaching...

Picture Bride

Picture Bride

1995

as Kanzaki

6.3
Acting

Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and s...

The Dangerous

The Dangerous

1995

as Kon

3.2
Acting

Brother and sister Ninja warriors get revenge for their sister's death by killing the drug dealers in New Orleans. The police enlist the help of a bik...

Natural Causes

Natural Causes

1994

as Major Somchai

5.0
Acting

An American links her mothers death in Bankok to a plot involving Vietnamese refugees.

Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

1994

as Prakit

Acting

Action-adventure following a onetime Special Forces Captain in Vietnam turned tour guide in remote parts of Asia, who, while on a trek with two resear...

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993

as Eddie Sakamura

6.1
Acting

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called ...

Nemesis

Nemesis

1992

as Angie-Liv

5.4
Acting

In the future, chaos is rampant as 'information terrorists' threaten to destroy order in society. Alex is a part-man, part-machine LAPD cop who is the...

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

1992

as Osato

Acting

Raven is a ninja, a former member of the Black Dragons clan and also a former Special Forces agent, living in Hawaii, helping those in trouble and sea...

American Me

American Me

1992

as El Japo

7.4
Acting

During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana ...

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

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

1991

as Hashimoto

6.2
Acting

True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-marti...

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991

as Yoshida

6.4
Acting

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with...

The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991

as Kai

6.2
Acting

Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's ment...

Not of This World

Not of This World

1991

as Shikido

4.6
Acting

An alien life form lands on earth and begins to feed off electricity, making it grow to enormous size. The authorities must stop it as it slithers cro...

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

1991

as Sanga

5.4
Acting

In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goa...

Vestige of Honor

Vestige of Honor

1990

as Thai Major

Acting

A hospital administrator and a former Green Beret join forces to try to aid a group of Montagnards, a pro-American people who were trapped in Thailand...

Murder in Paradise

Murder in Paradise

1990

as Detective

4.7
Acting

A stressed-out, big-city cop seeks refuge in Hawaii, only to become embroiled in a serial murder case that appears to be identical to his last case in...

The Last Warrior

The Last Warrior

1989

as Imperial Marine

4.7
Acting

Stranded on a deserted Pacific island during the Second World War an American and Japanese soldier battle it out in this exciting war-time drama.

L.A. Takedown

L.A. Takedown

1989

as Hugh Benny

5.5
Acting

Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a criminal--who aren't as different as they think. Vin...

Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

1989

as Kwang

6.4
Acting

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered...

Twins

Twins

1988

as Oriental Man

6.0
Acting

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proporti...

Spellbinder

Spellbinder

1988

as Lt. Lee

5.9
Acting

After leaving work one night, Los Angeles attorney Jeff Mills and his colleague rescue a young, beautiful woman from an abusive boyfriend. Jeff soon b...

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

1988

as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

1987

as Chang

7.6
Acting

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by h...

Armed Response

Armed Response

1986

as Toshi

4.8
Acting

One of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hi...

Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the so...