Overview
- The actor died Thursday in Santa Barbara at age 75 from stroke complications, with his children present, according to the family.
- Deadline first reported the death, which was later confirmed by publicist Penny Vizcarra to Entertainment Weekly and echoed by major outlets.
- Tagawa became synonymous with Shang Tsung, debuting in the 1995 film and reprising the role in a 1997 sequel, TV adaptations in 2013 and 2015, Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019, and the 2023 Onslaught game.
- His career spanned more than 150 credits, including a breakthrough in The Last Emperor and notable work in The Man in the High Castle, Licence to Kill, Pearl Harbor, and Memoirs of a Geisha.
- He is survived by his children Calen, Brynne and Cana, and his grandchildren River and Thea Clayton.