Cary-hiroyuki Tagawa
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Biography
Born in Tokyo, Japan, actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was raised in various cities in the United States due to his father's position in the United States Army. Ultimately Tagawa's family settled in the southern part of California, and he began acting while a student at Duarte High School. Following graduation, Tagawa enrolled at the University of Southern California. After graduation, Tagawa elected to pursue acting, and had his first breakthrough role playing Eunuch Chang in "The Last Emperor" (1987). He followed this role up two years later playing an undercover narcotics officer in the James Bond movie "License to Kill" (1989). Following this movie he was cast opposite martial arts legend Brandon Lee and Dolph Lundgren in the action movie "Showdown in Little Tokyo" (1991). Tagawa was interviewed in a 2006 documentary "The Slanted Screen," about portrayals of Asian and Asian-American men in mainstream entertainment. In addition to his work as an actor Tagawa had stunt experience and was a martial artist. Tagawa has also leant his voice to various projects, including 1997 video game "Soldier Boyz" and the 2003 video game "Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu." In 2015 Tagawa was cast as a lead character in the original Amazon series "Man in the High Castle" (Amazon 2015- ), based on the novel by Philip K. Dick.
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Life Events
1955
Moved with family from Japan to Fort Bragg, North Carolina
1986
Began acting career with role in "Armed Response"
1987
Breakthrough screen part as Chang in the Oscar-winning "The Last Emperor"
1989
Had featured role in the James Bond film "Licence to Kill"
1991
Appeared in "Showdown in Little Tokyo"
1992
Had supporting role in "Rising Sun"
1995
Portrayed a farmer who orders a mail-order spouse in "Picture Bride"
1995
Made cameo appearance in "Mortal Kombat"
1996
Acted in "The Phantom"
1998
Was one of the undead slayers in "John Carpenter's Vampires"
1999
Co-starred in "Snow Falling on Cedars"
2000
Supported Wesley Snipes in "The Art of War"
2001
Was featured as one of the simians in "Planet of the Apes", helmed by Tim Burton
2001
Potrayed Japanese commander Minoru Genda in "Pearl Harbor"
2015
Was cast in "The Man in the High Castle"
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