"It's hard to think of a more iconic role than Shang Tsung, the evil sorcerer in Paul W.S. Anderson's hokey and adored 1995 adaptation of the Mortal Kombat video game series, as well as 2013's web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy (then once more in 2015's abandoned promotional web series, Mortal Kombat X: Generations). But Tagawa had broad range, known more recently for his leading role as the noble and conflicted Nobusuke Tagomi in Amazon's The Man in the High Castle,"
"Tagawa was also a voice actor, portraying Valco in Star Wars: Visions, The Swordmaker in Netflix's animation Blue Eye Samurai, and Alrich Wren in Star Wars: Rebels, among many others. He was a contributor to video game voice roles, too, again most notably reprising his role as Shang Tsung in various Mortal Kombat games, including Mortal Kombat 11 and its various DLCs."
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa died on December 4 following complications from a stroke. He became widely recognized for portraying Shang Tsung in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film and for reprising the role in later web series and video games. Tagawa delivered a wide range of performances, including Nobusuke Tagomi in The Man in the High Castle, Krull in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, and Hiroki Watanabe in Lost in Space, along with multiple television guest roles. He worked as a voice actor across animation and video games, and he trained in martial arts from childhood and studied karate at university.
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