Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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| 田川 洋行 | |
Tagawa in 2011
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| Born | September 27, 1950 Higashi-Azabu, Tokyo, Japan
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| Other names | Cary Tagawa Panteleymon Tagawa |
| Citizenship | United States Russia (since 2016) |
| Education | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Sally Phillips
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| Children | 3 |
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (born September 27, 1950) is a talented Japanese-American actor and producer. He is known for playing many different characters, especially villains, in movies and TV shows.
You might recognize him from his roles in popular films like Mortal Kombat (where he played the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung), Planet of the Apes, and 47 Ronin. He also starred in the TV series The Man in the High Castle and Lost in Space.
Tagawa is especially famous for his role as Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat series. He first played the character in the 1995 movie. Later, he returned to the role for the TV show Mortal Kombat: Legacy in 2013 and even for the video game Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019.
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Early life and training
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 1950. His mother was a Japanese actress, and his father was a Japanese-American who served in the United States Army. Because of his father's job, Tagawa grew up in many different cities.
His family eventually settled in Southern California. There, he started acting in high school. He also went to the University of Southern California. Tagawa is fluent in both English and Japanese. He also knows some Korean and Spanish. He is skilled in martial arts, having studied kendo and Shotokan karate in Japan.
Acting career highlights
Tagawa's acting career began in the mid-1980s. One of his first big roles was as the Eunuch Chang in the 1987 film The Last Emperor. He often played strong and sometimes villainous characters.
In 1991, he appeared in the action film Showdown in Little Tokyo with Dolph Lundgren. He also played Kai in The Perfect Weapon that same year. In 1993, he was in Rising Sun, a movie about a murder investigation.
His role as the sorcerer Shang Tsung in the 1995 movie Mortal Kombat became very popular. He later played the pirate leader Kabai Sengh in The Phantom (1996).
Tagawa also played Heihachi Mishima in the 2009 film Tekken, which was based on a video game. He lent his voice to the character Brushogun in the animated movie Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006). Kids might also remember him from the Disney Channel movies Johnny Tsunami (1999) and its sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007), where he played Johnny Tsunami.
In 2001, Tagawa played Krull in Tim Burton's movie version of Planet of the Apes. He also had a role in the TV series Revenge as Satoshi Takeda, a powerful CEO. In 2013, he played Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi in the film 47 Ronin.
From 2015 to 2018, Tagawa was a main character, Nobusuke Tagomi, in the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle. He also appeared as Hiroki Watanabe in the Netflix series Lost in Space from 2018 to 2021.
Personal life
In 2015, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa became a member of the Eastern Orthodoxy Christian faith. In 2016, he also became a citizen of Russia.
Selected filmography
Here are some of the movies and TV shows Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has been in:
Film roles
- The Last Emperor (1987) as Chang
- Licence to Kill (1989) as Kwang
- Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) as Funekei Yoshida
- The Perfect Weapon (1991) as Kai
- Mortal Kombat (1995) as Shang Tsung
- The Phantom (1996) as The Great Kabai Sengh
- Pearl Harbor (2001) as Commander Minoru Genda
- Planet of the Apes (2001) as Krull
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) as The Baron
- Tekken (2009) as Heihachi Mishima
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) as Ken
- 47 Ronin (2013) as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) as Hashi (voice)
Television roles
- MacGyver (1987)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
- Miami Vice (1987–1989)
- Baywatch (1991) as Mason Sato
- Johnny Tsunami (1999) as Johnny Tsunami (Television film)
- Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007) as Johnny Tsunami (Television film)
- Heroes (2007) as The Swordsmith
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
- Revenge (2012–2013) as Satoshi Takeda
- The Man in the High Castle (2015–2018) as Nobusuke Tagomi
- Lost in Space (2018) as Hiroki Watanabe
- DuckTales (2020) as Akita (voice)
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2021) as Craig Tanaka
Video game roles
- Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003) as Sin Tzu (voice)
- Mortal Kombat 11 (2019–2020) as Shang Tsung (voice and likeness)
Images for kids
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in 2011
See also
In Spanish: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa para niños
