Mortal Kombat’s Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Has Passed Away

Some may recognize the name - we lost a legend yesterday. Surrounded by his family, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa passed away at the age of 75 due to complications from a stroke. Tagawa had an incredible career in film and TV, getting his first big break as an actor when he was cast in Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor in 1987. His IMDb résumé is certainly impressive, with films like Licence to Kill, Planet of the Apes, and Mortal Kombat, to name a few.

He also played the amazing shape-shifting master Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat films and recent games. His story has come to an end, but the legend will live on.

Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.

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