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- Japanese American actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, best known for playing evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in “Mortal Kombat,” died Thursday at 75 due to complications from a stroke. Discovered by director Bernardo Bertolucci, Tagawa starred in “The Last Emperor” in 1987 and went on to appear in more than 30 films. Known for his graceful menace and elegant villainy, he was remembered as a warm, charismatic mentor to younger actors and martial artists.
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the Japanese American actor whose powerful glare and graceful menace made him a fixture of action films for more than four decades, has died at 75. Tagawa, known for his roles in the “Mortal Kombat” films, “License to Kill” and “The Man in the High Castle,” died Thursday of complications from a stroke, a representative confirmed to The Times.
- He died in Santa Barbara while surrounded by family members. Tagawa was born in Japan and raised partly on U. S.
