Cast & creator
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Best known for Hawaii Five-0, NCIS: Los Angeles, Stargate SG-1
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (September 27, 1950 – December 4, 2025) was 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 Babylon 5 - "Convictions". He played a soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in a film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat and the evil mastermind Heihachi Mishima in the Tekken movie.
Also known as: Tagawa Hiroyuki, ケイリー＝ヒロユキ・タガワ, 田川洋行, 캐리 히로유키 타가와, کری هیرویوکی تاگاوا
81
film credits
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television credits
122
1979–2023 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (122)
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Hawaii Five-0
Hiro Noshimuri
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
Craig Tanaka
2009
Stargate SG-1
Turghan
1997
Grimm
Takeshi Imura
2011
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Mandarin Bailiff
1987
MacGyver
Asian Buyer
1985
Heroes
The Swordsmith
2006
Knots Landing
Mr. Toyo
1979
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sumo Kuma (voice)
2012
Babylon 5
Morishi
1994
Teen Wolf
Katashi
2011
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Tai Wai Tse
1996
Miami Vice
Kenji Fujitsu
1984Miami Vice
Tegoro
1984
Baywatch
Sato
1989
DuckTales
Akita (voice)
2017
Nash Bridges
A.J. Shimamura
1996
Revenge
Satoshi Takeda
2011
Renegade
Hirotaka
1992
Hotel
Inspector Chin
1982
Jake and the Fatman
Raymond Char
1987
Star Wars Rebels
Alrich Wren (voice)
2014
Walker, Texas Ranger
Master Ko
1993
Moonlighting
Artist
1985
The Man in the High Castle
Nobusuke Tagomi
2015
Cybill
Kenji
1995
The Librarians
Mr. Drake
2014
Lost in Space
Hiroki Watanabe
2018
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Young-Jin (voice)
1995
Planet of the Apes
Krull
2001
Seven Days
1998
Licence to Kill
Kwang
1989
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Ken
2009
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
The Swordmaker (voice)
2023
Pearl Harbor
Genda
2001
Kubo and the Two Strings
Hashi (voice)
2016
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Shang Tsung
2011
The Last Emperor
Chang
1987
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Baron
2005
47 Ronin
Shogun Tsunayoshi
2013
Mortal Kombat
Shang Tsung
1995
Superboy
1988
Raven
1992
Projectorparishilton
2008
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Shang Tsung (archive footage)
1997
Big Trouble in Little China
Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
1986
The Wizard
1986
Elektra
Roshi
2005
Twins
Oriental Man
1988
Nasty Boys
Max
1990
Hardball
1989
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Yoshida
1991
Space Rangers
Zylyn
1993
The Art of War
David Chan
2000
Rising Sun
Eddie Sakamura
1993
The Phantom
The Great Kabai Sengh
1996
Hawaii
Terry Harada
2004
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
2015
Vampires
David Deyo
1998
Little Boy
Hashimoto
2015
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
Brushogun (voice)
2006
Balls of Fury
Mysterious Asian Man
2007
American Me
El Japo
1992
Tekken
Heihachi Mishima
2010
The Perfect Weapon
Kai
1991
Spellbinder
Lt. Lee
1988
Nemesis
Angie-Liv
1992
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Sanga
1991
L.A. Takedown
Hugh Benny
1989
Skin Trade
Senator Khat
2014
Snow Falling on Cedars
Zenhichi Miyamoto
1999
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
Heihachi
2014
The Tomb
Len Burris
2009
Sky Sharks
Michael Morel
2020
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
Mason Sato
2003
Netforce
Leong Cheng
1999
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
2007
Natural Causes
Major Somchai
1994
Top of the World
Captain Hefter
1997
NetForce
Leong Cheng
1999
A Lover Scorned
Mr. Wong
2019
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Hashimoto
1991
Beyond the Game
Detective Yoshida
2014
Showdown in Manila
Aldric Cole
2016
Johnny Tsunami
Johnny Tsunami
1999
The Ghost
Chang
2001
Faith of My Fathers
Cat
2005
Bridge of Dragons
General Ruechang
1999
Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
2007
American Dragons
Matsuyama
1998
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
Kai
2008
Danger Zone
Monsieur Chang
1996
Not of This World
Shikido
1991
Armed Response
Toshi
1986
Soldier Boyz
Vinh Moc
1995
Looking in the Mirror
Henry
2021
Thunder in Paradise 3
Mason Lee
1995
Bulletproof
Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
1988
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2007
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Osato
1992
When the Cobra Strikes
Goro Tanaka
2012
Insert Coin
Shang Tsung
2020
The Dangerous
Kon
1995
Provocateur
Captain Jong
1998
The Slanted Screen
Himself
2006
Murder in Paradise
Detective
1990
White Tiger
Victor Chow
1996
Picture Bride
Kanzaki
1995
Ghost Voyage
The Steward
2008
Ninja Apocalypse
Fumitaka
2014
Day of Reckoning
Prakit
1994
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Nikolay
2015
Diamond Cartel
Khazar
2015
The Ultimate Fighter
Alibek
2007
By the Will of Chingis Khan
bodyguard
2009
Hype Nation 3D
2014
The Last Warrior
Imperial Marine
1989Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
Genghis Khan
2015
Fallacy
2004The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
Uncle C
2005
Vestige of Honor
Thai Major
1990
Duel of Legends
Shing
2015