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(Created page with "'''Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa''' got his first big break as an actor when he was cast in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor (1987). A US Army brat, he was born in Tokyo and lived in various cities while growing up. His father was in the army, stationed at Ft. Bragg (NC), Ft. Polk (LA) and Ft. Hood (TX). His mother was an actress from Tokyo. The family finally settled in Southern California, where Tagawa began acting in high school. He was an exchange student in Japan while...") |
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In 1993, he starred as the wayward scion of a Japanese industrialist in Rising Sun, where Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, and Harvey Keitel played detectives holding various viewpoints about the murder of a young woman that Tagawa's character was being framed for. | In 1993, he starred as the wayward scion of a Japanese industrialist in Rising Sun, where Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, and Harvey Keitel played detectives holding various viewpoints about the murder of a young woman that Tagawa's character was being framed for. | ||
He appeared in the film [[Mortal Kombat (Movie)]] (1995) as the sorcerer Shang Tsung; he reprised the role in the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy in 2013, and in the video game Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019. He also appeared as the deadly pirate leader Kabai Sengh in The Phantom (1996). Tagawa is among the actors, producers and directors interviewed in the documentary [[The Slanted Screen]] (2006), directed by [[Jeff Adachi]], about the representation of Asian and Asian-American men in Hollywood. | He appeared in the film [[Mortal Kombat (Movie)]] (1995) as the sorcerer Shang Tsung; he reprised the role in the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy in 2013, and in the video game Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019. He also appeared as the deadly pirate leader Kabai Sengh in The Phantom (1996). Tagawa is among the actors, producers and directors interviewed in the documentary [[The Slanted Screen (Documentary)]] (2006), directed by [[Jeff Adachi]], about the representation of Asian and Asian-American men in Hollywood. | ||
Tagawa played Heihachi Mishima in {:Category: Tekken|Tekken]], the film adaptation of the video game franchise. In 2006, he provided the voice of Brushogun in Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo. He was in the film Johnny Tsunami (1999) and its sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007). In between those two films, Tagawa played Attar's mentor Krull in Tim Burton's version of Planet of the Apes (2001). | Tagawa played Heihachi Mishima in {:Category: Tekken|Tekken]], the film adaptation of the video game franchise. In 2006, he provided the voice of Brushogun in Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo. He was in the film Johnny Tsunami (1999) and its sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007). In between those two films, Tagawa played Attar's mentor Krull in Tim Burton's version of Planet of the Apes (2001). | ||
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In 2015, Tagawa was cast as one of the lead characters, Nobusuke Tagomi, the Trade Minister of the Pacific States of America in Amazon's The Man in the High Castle based on Philip K. Dick's novel of the same name. Also in November 2015, both he and Taimak (The Last Dragon) were honorees for the Fists of Legends Legacy Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo. | In 2015, Tagawa was cast as one of the lead characters, Nobusuke Tagomi, the Trade Minister of the Pacific States of America in Amazon's The Man in the High Castle based on Philip K. Dick's novel of the same name. Also in November 2015, both he and Taimak (The Last Dragon) were honorees for the Fists of Legends Legacy Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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| Armed Response ( | | Armed Response (Movie) | ||
| Toshi | | Toshi | ||
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| 1987 | | 1987 | ||
| The Last Emperor | | The Last Emperor (Movie) | ||
| Chang | | Chang | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1988 | | rowspan="3" | 1988 | ||
| Bulletproof (1988 film) | | Bulletproof (1988 film) | ||
| Thug In Flashback | | Thug In Flashback | ||
| Uncredited | | Uncredited | ||
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| Spellbinder ( | | Spellbinder (Movie) | ||
| Lieutenant Lee | | Lieutenant Lee | ||
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| Twins ( | | Twins (Movie)|Twins | ||
| Oriental Man | | Oriental Man | ||
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| Licence to Kill | | Licence to Kill (Movie) | ||
| Kwang | | Kwang | ||
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| Showdown in Little Tokyo | | Showdown in Little Tokyo (Movie) | ||
| Funekei Yoshida | | Funekei Yoshida | ||
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| The Perfect Weapon ( | | The Perfect Weapon (Movie) | ||
| Kai | | Kai | ||
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| rowspan="2" |1992 | | rowspan="2" |1992 | ||
| Nemesis ( | | Nemesis (Movie) | ||
| Angie-Liv | | Angie-Liv | ||
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| 1993 | | 1993 | ||
| Rising Sun ( | | [[Rising Sun (Movie)]] | ||
| Eddie Sakamura | | Eddie Sakamura | ||
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| Picture Bride ( | | Picture Bride (Movie) | ||
| Kanzuki | | Kanzuki | ||
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| Mortal Kombat ( | | [[Mortal Kombat (Movie)]] | ||
| | | Shang Tsung | ||
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| The Phantom ( | | The Phantom (Movie) | ||
| The Great Kabai Sengh | | The Great Kabai Sengh | ||
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| Danger Zone (1996 film) | | Danger Zone (1996 film) | ||
| Monsieur Chang | | Monsieur Chang | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1997 | | rowspan="2" | 1997 | ||
| Top of the World ( | | Top of the World (Movie) | ||
| Captain Hefter | | Captain Hefter | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1998 | | rowspan="3" | 1998 | ||
| Vampires ( | | Vampires (Movie) | ||
| David Deyo | | David Deyo | ||
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| Provocateur (film) | | Provocateur (film) | ||
| Captain Jong | | Captain Jong | ||
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| rowspan="3" |1999 | | rowspan="3" |1999 | ||
| Bridge of Dragons | | Bridge of Dragons (Movie) | ||
| General Ruechang | | General Ruechang | ||
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| Snow Falling on Cedars ( | | [[Snow Falling on Cedars (Movie)]] | ||
| Zenhichi Miyamoto | | Zenhichi Miyamoto | ||
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| 2000 | | 2000 | ||
| The Art of War ( | | The Art of War (Movie) | ||
| David Chan | | David Chan | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2001 | | rowspan="2" | 2001 | ||
| Pearl Harbor (film) | | Pearl Harbor (film) | ||
| Commander | | Commander Minoru Genda | ||
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| Planet of the Apes ( | | Planet of the Apes (Movie) | ||
| Krull | | Krull | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2005 | | rowspan="2" | 2005 | ||
| Elektra (2005 film) | | Elektra (2005 film) | ||
| Master Roshi | | Master Roshi | ||
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| Memoirs of a Geisha ( | | Memoirs of a Geisha (Movie) | ||
| The Baron | | The Baron | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2006 | | rowspan="2" | 2006 | ||
| The Slanted Screen | | [[The Slanted Screen (Documentary)]] | ||
| Himself | | Himself | ||
| Documentary film | | Documentary film | ||
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| rowspan="2" |2007 | | rowspan="2" |2007 | ||
| Balls of Fury | | Balls of Fury (Movie) | ||
| Mysterious Asian Man | | Mysterious Asian Man | ||
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| Tekken ( | | [[Tekken (Movie)|Tekken]] | ||
| [[Heihachi Mishima]] | | [[Heihachi Mishima]] | ||
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|''[[The Tomb ( | |''[[The Tomb (Movie) | ||
| Len Burris | | Len Burris | ||
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| 2013 | | 2013 | ||
| 47 Ronin ( | | 47 Ronin (Movie) | ||
| Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi | |||
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| Father Nikolai 'Takuro' Nakamura | | Father Nikolai 'Takuro' Nakamura | ||
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| Skin Trade ( | | Skin Trade (Movie) | ||
| Senator Khat | | Senator Khat | ||
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| Little Boy ( | | Little Boy (Movie) | ||
| Hashimoto | | Hashimoto | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2016 | | rowspan="3" | 2016 | ||
| Showdown in Manila | | Showdown in Manila (Movie) | ||
| Aldric Cole | | Aldric Cole | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2023 | | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ||
| Reagan ( | | Reagan (Movie)|Reagan | ||
| | | Yasuhiro Nakasone | ||
| ''Filming'' | | ''Filming'' | ||
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| ''Duel of Legends'' | | ''Duel of Legends'' | ||
| Sting | | Sting | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1987 | | rowspan="3" | 1987 | ||
| MacGyver (1985 TV series) | | MacGyver (1985 TV series) | ||
| Asian Buyer | | Asian Buyer | ||
| Episode: "Dalton, Jack of Spies" | | Episode: "Dalton, Jack of Spies" | ||
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation | | Star Trek: The Next Generation | ||
| Mandarin Bailiff | | [[Mandarin Bailiff (Star Trek) | Mandarin Bailiff]] | ||
| Episode: " | | Episode: "Encounter at Farpoint" | ||
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| 1987–89 | | 1987–89 | ||
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| 1988 | | 1988 | ||
| Hotel (U.S. TV series) | | Hotel (U.S. TV series) | ||
| Inspector Chin | | Inspector Chin | ||
| Episode: "Double Take" | | Episode: "Double Take" | ||
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| Television film | | Television film | ||
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| Superboy (TV series) | | Superboy (TV series) | ||
| Detective Jed Slade | | Detective Jed Slade | ||
| Episode: "Terror from the Blue" | | Episode: "Terror from the Blue" | ||
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| Episode: "Giganticus II: The Revenge" | | Episode: "Giganticus II: The Revenge" | ||
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| Moonlighting (TV series) | | Moonlighting (TV series) | ||
| Artist | | Artist | ||
| Episode: "Perfetc" | | Episode: "Perfetc" | ||
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| Episode: "Chimp" | | Episode: "Chimp" | ||
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| Alien Nation (1989 TV series) | | Alien Nation (1989 TV series) | ||
| Yamato | | Yamato | ||
| Episode: "The First Cigar" | | Episode: "The First Cigar" | ||
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| Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series) | | Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series) | ||
| Vang Kai | | Vang Kai | ||
| Episode: "Countdown" | | Episode: "Countdown" | ||
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| Episode: "Chinatown, My Chinatown" | | Episode: "Chinatown, My Chinatown" | ||
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| Hardball (1989 TV series) | | Hardball (1989 TV series) | ||
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| Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" | | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" | ||
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| 1992 | | 1992 | ||
| Raven (1992 TV series) | | Raven (1992 TV series) | ||
| Osato | | Osato | ||
| Episodes: "Return of the Black Dragon" and "Reunion" | | Episodes: "Return of the Black Dragon" and "Reunion" | ||
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| 1993 | | 1993 | ||
| Renegade (TV series) | | Renegade (TV series) | ||
| Hirotaka | | Hirotaka | ||
| Episode: "Samurai" | | Episode: "Samurai" | ||
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| 1993–94 | | 1993–94 | ||
| Space Rangers (TV series) | | Space Rangers (TV series) | ||
| Zylyn | | Zylyn | ||
| 6 episodes | | 6 episodes | ||
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| Babylon 5 | | Babylon 5 | ||
| Morishi | | Morishi | ||
| Episode: | | Episode: Convictions (Babylon 5) | ||
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| ''Thunder in Paradise 3'' | | ''Thunder in Paradise 3'' | ||
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| Episode: "Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan" | | Episode: "Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan" | ||
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| Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series) | | Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series) | ||
| Tai Wei Tse | | Tai Wei Tse | ||
| Episode: "Sweet & Sour Victory" | | Episode: "Sweet & Sour Victory" | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1999 | | rowspan="3" | 1999 | ||
| Seven Days (TV series) | | Seven Days (TV series) | ||
| Peter | | Peter | ||
| Episode: "Walter" | | Episode: "Walter" | ||
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| rowspan="2" | Television film | | rowspan="2" | Television film | ||
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| NetForce (film) | | NetForce (film) | ||
| Leong Cheng | | Leong Cheng | ||
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| 2005 | | 2005 | ||
| Faith of My Fathers (film) | | Faith of My Fathers (film) | ||
| Cat | | Cat | ||
| Television film | | Television film | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2007 | | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ||
| Heroes (U.S. TV series) | | Heroes (U.S. TV series) | ||
| The Swordsmith | | The Swordsmith | ||
| Episodes: "Chapter Six 'The Line'" and "Chapter Seven 'Out of Time'" | | Episodes: "Chapter Six 'The Line'" and "Chapter Seven 'Out of Time'" | ||
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| 2010 | | 2010 | ||
| Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series) | | Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series) | ||
| Hiro Noshimori | | Hiro Noshimori | ||
| Episodes: "Ke Kinohi" and "Pahele" | | Episodes: "Ke Kinohi" and "Pahele" | ||
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| 2012–13 | | 2012–13 | ||
| Revenge (TV series) | | Revenge (TV series) | ||
| Satoshi Takeda | | Satoshi Takeda | ||
| 6 episodes | | 6 episodes | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2014 | | rowspan="2" | 2014 | ||
| Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) | | Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) | ||
| Katashi / Silverfinger | | Katashi / Silverfinger | ||
| Episode: "Silverfinger" | | Episode: "Silverfinger" | ||
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| The Librarians (2014 TV series) | | The Librarians (2014 TV series) | ||
| Mr. Drake | | Mr. Drake | ||
| Episode: "And the Apple of Discord" | | Episode: "And the Apple of Discord" | ||
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| 2015–2018 | | 2015–2018 | ||
| The Man in the High Castle (TV series) | | The Man in the High Castle (TV series) | ||
| Nobusuke Tagomi | | Nobusuke Tagomi | ||
| Main cast | | Main cast | ||
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| Episode: "Inugami" | | Episode: "Inugami" | ||
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| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) | | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) | ||
| Sumo Kuma (voice) | | Sumo Kuma (voice) | ||
| Episodes: "Yojimbo" and "Kagayake! Kintaro" | | Episodes: "Yojimbo" and "Kagayake! Kintaro" | ||
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| 2018 | | 2018 | ||
| Lost in Space (2018 TV series) | | Lost in Space (2018 TV series) | ||
| Hiroki Watanabe | | Hiroki Watanabe | ||
| 5 episodes | | 5 episodes | ||
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|2020 | |2020 | ||
| DuckTales (2017 TV series) | | DuckTales (2017 TV series) | ||
| Akita (voice) | | Akita (voice) | ||
| 1 episode: "Astro B.O.Y.D.!" | | 1 episode: "Astro B.O.Y.D.!" | ||
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|2021 | |2021 | ||
| | |Star Wars: Visions | ||
|Valco (voice) | |Valco (voice) | ||
|Short film: ''The Village Bride'' | |Short film: ''The Village Bride'' | ||
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| 2021 | | 2021 | ||
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[[Category: Movies]] | [[Category: Movies]] | ||
[[Category: Television]] | [[Category: Television]] | ||
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[[Category: September 27 Births]] | [[Category: September 27 Births]] | ||
[[Category: 1950 Births]] | [[Category: 1950 Births]] | ||