Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Born in Tokyo, Japan, actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was raised in various cities in the United States due to his father's position in the United States Army. Ultimately Tagawa's family settled in the southern part of California, and he began acting while a student at Duarte High School. Following graduation, Tagawa enrolled at the University of Southern California. After graduation, Tagawa elected to pursue acting, and had his first breakthrough role playing Eunuch Chang in "The Last Emperor" (1987). He followed this role up two years later playing an undercover narcotics officer in the James Bond movie "License to Kill" (1989). Following this movie he was cast opposite martial arts legend Brandon Lee and Dolph Lundgren in the action movie "Showdown in Little Tokyo" (1991). Tagawa was interviewed in a 2006 documentary "The Slanted Screen," about portrayals of Asian and Asian-American men in mainstream entertainment. In addition to his work as an actor Tagawa had stunt experience and was a martial artist. Tagawa has also leant his voice to various projects, including 1997 video game "Soldier Boyz" and the 2003 video game "Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu." In 2015 Tagawa was cast as a lead character in the original Amazon series "Man in the High Castle" (Amazon 2015- ), based on the novel by Philip K. Dick.
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Filmography
Movies
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50% |
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Sky Sharks | Michael Morel (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Looking in the Mirror | Henry (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Diamond Cartel | Khazar (Character) | - | 2017 |
0% |
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Showdown in Manila | Aldric Cole (Character) | - | 2016 |
97% |
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Kubo and the Two Strings | Hashi (Voice) | $48.0M | 2016 |
26% |
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Little Boy | Hashimoto (Character) | $6.5M | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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The Man With the Iron Fists 2 | The Mayor (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lerey-San. Samurai Confessions | Otets Nikolay (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Ninja Apocalypse | Fumitaka (Character) | - | 2014 |
16% |
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47 Ronin | Shogun Tsunayoshi (Character) | $38.3M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Black Cobra | Goro Tanaka (Character) | - | 2012 |
0% |
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Tekken | Heihachi Mishima (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia | Len Burris (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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The Tomb | Len Burris (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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By the Will of Genghis Khan | Bodyguard (Character) | - | 2009 |
64% |
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Ken (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Ghost Voyage | The Steward (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Bodyguard: A New Beginning | Kai (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | Grandpa Johnny Tsunami (Character) | - | 2007 |
35% |
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Memoirs of a Geisha | The Baron (Character) | $57.0M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Faith of My Fathers | Cat (Character) | - | 2005 |
11% |
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Elektra | Roshi (Character) | $24.4M | 2005 |
43% |
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Planet of the Apes | Krull (Character) | $180.0M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rude | Chang (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ghost | Chang (Character) | - | 2001 |
16% |
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The Art of War | Chan (Character) | $30.2M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Johnny Tsunami | Johnny Tsunami (Character) | - | 1999 |
39% |
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Snow Falling on Cedars | Zenhichi Miyamoto (Character) | $14.4M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Bridge of Dragons | General Ruechang (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Netforce | Leong Cheng (Character) | - | 1999 |
44% |
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John Carpenter's Vampires | David Deyo (Character) | $20.2M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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American Dragons | Matsuyama (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Provocateur | Captain Jong (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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White Tiger | Victor Chow (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Danger Zone | Monsieur Chang (Character) | - | 1996 |
44% |
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The Phantom | The Great Kabai Sengh (Character) | $17.3M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Killing Season | Monsieur Chang (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Soldier Boyz | Vinh Moc (Character) | - | 1995 |
47% |
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Mortal Kombat | Shang Tsung (Character) | $70.5M | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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The Dangerous | Kon (Character) | - | 1994 |
82% |
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Picture Bride | Kanzaki (Character) | $531.1K | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Natural Causes | Major Somchai (Character) | - | 1994 |
33% |
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Rising Sun | Eddie Sakamura (Character) | $62.5M | 1993 |
71% |
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Nemesis | Angie-Liv (Character) | - | 1992 |
73% |
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American Me | El Japo (Character) | $11.3M | 1992 |
20% |
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Sanga (Character) | $1.2M | 1991 |
33% |
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Showdown in Little Tokyo | Funekei Yoshida (Character) | $1.0M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Not of This World | Shikido (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in Paradise | Unknown (Character) | - | 1990 |
40% | No Score Yet | The Last Warrior | Imperial Marine (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Spellbinder | Lt. Lee (Character) | $1.3M | 1988 |
TV
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97% | 94% | Blue Eye Samurai | The Swordmaker (Voice) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Etheria | Unknown (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 63% | NCIS: Los Angeles | Craig Tanaka (Guest Star) | 2021 |
98% | 64% | Star Wars: Visions | Valco (Voice) | 2021 |
84% | 80% | The Man in the High Castle | Nobusuke Tagomi (Character) | 2015-2016 2018 |
89% | 90% | Grimm | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
89% | 88% | The Quest | Mr. Drake (Guest Star) | 2014 |
69% | 78% | Revenge | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012-2013 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
52% | 65% | Heroes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
20% | No Score Yet | Hawaii | Capt. Terry Harada (Character) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7 Days | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
19% | No Score Yet | Vengeance Unlimited | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges | Unknown (Character) | 1996-1998 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Stargate SG-1 | Turghan (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Tai Wai Tse (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cybill | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Babylon 5 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Space Rangers | Unknown (Character) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baywatch | Mason Sato (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mission: Impossible | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
71% | 89% | Miami Vice | Tegoro (Guest Star) | 1987 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Inspector Chin (Guest Star) | 1988 |