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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

44 movies on Netflix

Biography

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was a Japanese actor and producer. He often played villains. Born in Tokyo, he started acting while he was a student at Duarte High School. His breakthrough came as Eunuch Chang in The Last Emperor (1987). He appeared in the James Bond film Licence to Kill (1989), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), The Perfect Weapon (1991), Rising Sun (1993), and The Phantom (1996). He played the sorcerer Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat (1995) and later returned to the role in Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2013) and the video game Mortal Kombat 11 (2019). Other films included Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), Pearl Harbor (2001), Planet of the Apes (2001), Tekken (2010), 47 Ronin (2013), and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016). On television, he was Lt. A.J. Shimamura on Nash Bridges, Nobusuke Tagomi on The Man in the High Castle (from 2015 to 2018), and Hiroki Watanabe on Lost in Space (from 2018 to 2021). He died in 2025.

75years old at death

  • Born Higashi-Azabu
  • Died Santa Barbara
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • ε·δΈŠγƒŽγƒ– (birth name)Also credited as Hiroyuki Tagawa, Pantaleon Tagawa, Panteleymon Tagawa, Tagawa Hiroyuki and Tagawa Pantaleon

Movie Career

Films
44
Career span
32 years1987 to 2019

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    Tagawa landed the role of the Eunuch Chang in The Last Emperor, released in 1987, and this casting marked his breakthrough as an actor.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Tagawa took over the role of Satoshi Takeda in the series Revenge during its second season, replacing Hiroyuki Sanada, who could not continue because of scheduling conflicts.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Hachi: A Dog's Tale2009 Drama, Familyas Ken

    IMDb rating 8.1348K votes

  2. Mortal Kombat1995 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Shang Tsung

    IMDb rating 5.9136K votes

  3. Planet of the Apes2001as Krull

    IMDb rating 5.7243K votes

  4. Elektra2005as Roshi

    IMDb rating 4.7107K votes

  5. Rising Sun1993as Eddie Sakamura

    IMDb rating 6.351K votes

  6. Kubo and the Two Strings2016as Hashivoice

    IMDb rating 7.7148K votes

  7. Tekken2010as Heihachi Mishima

    IMDb rating 4.830K votes

  8. Little Boy2015as Hashimoto

    IMDb rating 7.325K votes

Most often with

Albert Pyun directed two of these films. Tia Carrere appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tia Carrere, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Tia CarrereJames Hong, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with James HongDolph Lundgren, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Dolph LundgrenMako, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with MakoGary Daniels, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Gary DanielsYuji Okumoto, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Yuji OkumotoAlbert PyunDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Albert Pyun

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Box office

What Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

23 of the 44 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 44 films: 23 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.

  • 23Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 13Figure not found

Top grosser

Pearl Harbor2001as Genda$449 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 84% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Pearl Harbor2001as Genda
    $449M24.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Planet of the Apes2001as Krull
    $362M19.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Licence to Kill1989as Kwang
    $156M8.5% of the total
  4. 4
    47 Ronin2013as Shogun Tsunayoshi
    $152M8.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding2003as Mason Sato
    $136M7.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Mortal Kombat1995as Shang Tsung
    $122M6.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Rising Sun1993as Eddie Sakamura
    $107M5.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Kubo and the Two Strings2016as Hashi (voice)
    $76M4.1% of the total
Elektra (2005), $56.7 millionHachi: A Dog's Tale (2009), $46.8 millionThe Last Emperor (1987), $44.0 millionBalls of Fury (2007), $41.1 millionThe Art of War (2000), $30.2 millionVampires (1998), $20.3 millionThe Phantom (1996), $17.3 millionThe Perfect Weapon (1991), $14.1 millionLittle Boy (2015), $6.5 millionShowdown in Little Tokyo (1991), $2.3 millionNemesis (1992), $2.0 millionSpellbinder (1988), $1.9 millionTekken (2010), $1.7 millionKickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991), $1.3 millionBulletproof (1988), $807,947

$287 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 16% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2016Behind the Voice Actors AwardsWon

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