Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor known “Mortal Kombat” and “Last Emperor,” died in California on Thursday, per PEOPLE.
He was 75.
According to the report, the “The Man in the High Castle” actor died to complications from a stroke, his publicist Penny Vizcarra confirmed.
He is best known for “Mortal Kombat” after making his debut as the sorcerer, Shang Tsung, in Paul W.S. Anderson’s original 1995 film.
Tagawa began playing the character in New Line’s 1995 film adaptation and was also featured in the 1997 follow-up “Mortal Kombat Annihilation.”
He reprised the role with guest appearances in the 2013 TV series “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” and one episode of “Mortal Kombat X: Generations” in 2015. In 2019, he voiced the character in the video game “Mortal Kombat 11,″ then his physical likeness was used in the 2023 role-playing video game “Mortal Kombat: Onslaught.”
Tagawa’s breakout film was Bernardo Bertolucci’s Oscar Best Picture-winning “The Last Emperor” in 1987. He was cast as Chang, the emperor’s driver, who plays a small but pivotal part in the story.