Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
田川 洋行
Tagawa in 2011
Born	(1950-09-27) September 27, 1950 (age 74) Higashi-Azabu, Tokyo, Japan
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 ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	3

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (born September 27, 1950) is a Japanese-American actor and producer. He is well-known for playing many different characters in movies and TV shows.

He often plays characters who are villains. Some of his famous movie roles include Mortal Kombat (1995), Pearl Harbor (2001), and Planet of the Apes (2001). He also voiced a character in the animated movie Kubo and the Two Strings (2017).

On TV, he starred as Trade Minister Nobusuke Tagomi in the Amazon Prime series The Man in the High Castle (2015–2018). He also played Hiroki Watanabe in the Netflix series Lost in Space (2018–2021).

Tagawa is especially famous for his role as the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat world. He first played Shang Tsung in the 1995 movie. Later, he played the character again in the TV series Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2013) and in the video game Mortal Kombat 11 (2019).

Early Life and Education

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 1950. His mother, Mariko Hata, was an actress in Japan. His father was a Japanese-American who served in the United States Army.

Because his father was in the army, Tagawa grew up in many different cities. His family eventually settled in Southern California. He started acting when he was in high school at Duarte High School.

He went to the University of Southern California. He also spent some time studying in Japan as an exchange student. Tagawa learned kendo and Shotokan karate from a famous teacher named Masatoshi Nakayama.

Acting Career Highlights

Tagawa's acting career took off when he played Chang in the movie The Last Emperor (1987). In 1989, he appeared in the James Bond film Licence to Kill. He played an undercover agent in that movie.

In 1991, he starred with Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee in the action film Showdown in Little Tokyo. In this movie, he played a boss named Yoshida. That same year, he also appeared in The Perfect Weapon.

Famous Roles in Movies

In 1993, Tagawa played Eddie Sakamura in Rising Sun. This movie was about a murder mystery.

He became very well-known for playing the sorcerer Shang Tsung in the movie Mortal Kombat (1995). He later returned to this role for the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy in 2013 and the video game Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019.

Tagawa also played the pirate leader Kabai Sengh in The Phantom (1996). In 2006, he lent his voice to the character Brushogun in the animated movie Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo.

He was in the Disney Channel movies Johnny Tsunami (1999) and its sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007). In 2001, he played Krull in Tim Burton's movie Planet of the Apes.

Tagawa played Heihachi Mishima in the 2009 movie Tekken, which was based on the popular video game. In 2013, he played Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi in the film 47 Ronin.

Television Appearances

On television, Tagawa played Satoshi Takeda in the series Revenge (2012–2013). His character was a powerful businessman and a mentor to the main character.

From 2015 to 2018, Tagawa was a main actor in Amazon's The Man in the High Castle. He played Nobusuke Tagomi, a trade minister.

In 2018, he appeared in the Netflix series Lost in Space as Hiroki Watanabe. He also voiced Akita in an episode of DuckTales in 2020.

Personal Life

In 2015, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa became a member of the Eastern Orthodoxy church. In 2016, he also became a citizen of Russia.

Filmography

Film

Short films

Television

Web

Video games

See also

In Spanish: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa para niños