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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Looking in the Mirror
2021
as Henry
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
2020
as Shang Tsung
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
2020
as Michael Morel
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
2019
as Mr. Wong
Trapped in a loveless marriage, Brooke begins an affair with Jake a young, hotshot insurance-agent.

Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hashi (voice)
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
2016
as Aldric Cole
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
2015
as Nikolay
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
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
2015
as Shing
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
2015
as Hashimoto
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
2015
as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
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
2015
as Khazar
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
2014
as Detective Yoshida
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
2014
as Senator Khat
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
2014
as Heihachi
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
2014
as Fumitaka
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
2014
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
2013
as Shogun Tsunayoshi
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
2012
as Goro Tanaka
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
2010
as Heihachi Mishima
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
2009
as Len Burris
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
2009
as Ken
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
2009
as bodyguard
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
2008
as Kai
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
2007
as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
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
2007
as Mysterious Asian Man
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
2007
as Alibek
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
2006
as Brushogun (voice)
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
2006
as Himself
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
2005
as The Baron
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

Faith of My Fathers
2005
as Cat
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
2005
as Roshi
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
2004
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
2003
as Mason Sato
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
2001
as Krull
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
2001
as Cmdr. Minoru Genda
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
2001
as Chang
A feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.

The Art of War
2000
as David Chan
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
1999
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
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
1999
as Johnny Tsunami
A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.

Bridge of Dragons
1999
as General Ruechang
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
1999
as Leong Cheng
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
1998
as David Deyo
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
1998
as Matsuyama
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
1998
as Captain Jong
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
1997
as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
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
1997
as Captain Hefter
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
1996
as Monsieur Chang
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
1996
as The Great Kabai Sengh
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
1996
as Victor Chow
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
1995
as Vinh Moc
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
1995
as Shang Tsung
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
1995
as Mason Lee
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
1995
as Kanzaki
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
1995
as Kon
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
1994
as Major Somchai
An American links her mothers death in Bankok to a plot involving Vietnamese refugees.

Day of Reckoning
1994
as Prakit
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
1993
as Eddie Sakamura
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
1992
as Angie-Liv
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
1992
as Osato
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
1992
as El Japo
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
1991
as Hashimoto
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
1991
as Yoshida
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
1991
as Kai
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
1991
as Shikido
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
1991
as Sanga
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
1990
as Thai Major
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
1990
as Detective
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
1989
as Imperial Marine
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
1989
as Hugh Benny
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
1989
as Kwang
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
1988
as Oriental Man
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
1988
as Lt. Lee
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
1988
as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.

The Last Emperor
1987
as Chang
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
1986
as Toshi
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
1986
as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
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...