American actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has died.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, an American actor of Japanese descent, has died at the age of 75. This was reported by Variety magazine on December 4.

It is specified that the cause of death was complications caused by a stroke.

Since childhood, the future actor has been practicing kendo and karate. Tagawa began his career with small appearances in popular television series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Thunder in Paradise, and Rescuers of Malibu. He also starred in the films Mortal Kombat, Pearl Harbor, and Memoirs of a Geisha. In 2013, he portrayed Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi in the film 47 Ronin.

Tagawa is known for his role as Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat franchise. He appeared in the first film adaptation in 1995, then appeared in the TV series Mortal Kombat: Legacy in 2013 and voiced the more modern video game Mortal Kombat 11.

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