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Overview
- His death was confirmed by his family and publicist in statements published on Friday.
- Relatives said he had suffered a previous stroke before the fatal event.
- He was best known for portraying Shang Tsung in the 1995 film Mortal Kombat and appeared in The Last Emperor, Licence to Kill, Pearl Harbor and The Man in the High Castle.
- Born in Tokyo on September 27, 1950, he moved to the United States as a child and trained in martial arts before a decades-long screen career.
- He is survived by his wife, Sally Phillips, his children Calen, Byrnne and Cana, and two grandchildren, and the family thanked fans and requested privacy.