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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Panteleymon Tagawa

Born September 27, 1950· Tokyo, Japan

† Died December 4, 2025

83Roles★ 6.4Average rating

Raised in a military family that moved among U.S. bases before settling in Southern California, he began acting in high school, attended USC, spent a year as an exchange student in Japan, and studied kendo and Shotokan karate under Masatoshi Nakayama. A breakthrough came with the Eunuch Chang role in The Last Emperor (1987), followed by parts in Licence to Kill (1989) and as yakuza boss Yoshida in…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

BLUE EYE SAMURAISeries★ 8.5
BLUE EYE SAMURAI2023
The Swordmaker (voice)
Teen WolfSeries★ 8.4
Teen Wolf2011
Katashi
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries★ 8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation1987
Mandarin Bailiff
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSeries★ 8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2012
Sumo Kuma (voice)
GrimmSeries★ 8.3
Grimm2011
Takeshi Imura
Stargate SG-1Series★ 8.3
Stargate SG-11997
Turghan
Hachi: A Dog's Tale★ 8
Hachi: A Dog's Tale2009
Ken
DuckTalesSeries★ 7.9
DuckTales2017
Akita (voice)
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo★ 7.9
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo2006
Brushogun (voice)
Star Wars RebelsSeries★ 7.7
Star Wars Rebels2014
Alrich Wren (voice)
Hawaii Five-0Series★ 7.7
Hawaii Five-02010
Hiro Noshimuri
MacGyverSeries★ 7.7
MacGyver1985
Asian Buyer
Kubo and the Two Strings★ 7.6
Kubo and the Two Strings2016
Hashi (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha★ 7.6
Memoirs of a Geisha2005
The Baron
The Last Emperor★ 7.6
The Last Emperor1987
Chang
Lost in SpaceSeries★ 7.5
Lost in Space2018
Hiroki Watanabe
The Man in the High CastleSeries★ 7.5
The Man in the High Castle2015
Nobusuke Tagomi
RevengeSeries★ 7.5
Revenge2011
Satoshi Takeda
NCIS: Los AngelesSeries★ 7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles2009
Craig Tanaka
HeroesSeries★ 7.4
Heroes2006
The Swordsmith
Little Boy★ 7.3
Little Boy2015
Hashimoto
The LibrariansSeries★ 7.2
The Librarians2014
Mr. Drake
Big Trouble in Little China★ 7.2
Big Trouble in Little China1986
Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
Pearl Harbor★ 6.9
Pearl Harbor2001
Genda
Knots LandingSeries★ 6.9
Knots Landing1979
Mr. Toyo
HotelSeries★ 6.8
Hotel1982
Inspector Chin
Licence to Kill★ 6.4
Licence to Kill1989
Kwang
47 Ronin★ 6.2
47 Ronin2013
Shogun Tsunayoshi
Rising Sun★ 6.1
Rising Sun1993
Eddie Sakamura
Twins★ 6.1
Twins1988
Oriental Man
BaywatchSeries★ 6
Baywatch1989
Sato
Mortal Kombat★ 5.9
Mortal Kombat1995
Shang Tsung
Planet of the Apes★ 5.8
Planet of the Apes2001
Krull
The Man with the Iron Fists 2★ 5.5
The Man with the Iron Fists 22015
Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
Nemesis★ 5.4
Nemesis1992
Angie-Liv
The Phantom★ 5.3
The Phantom1996
The Great Kabai Sengh
Elektra★ 5.1
Elektra2005
Roshi
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation★ 4.6
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation1997
Shang Tsung (archive footage)