"Mortal Kombat" star Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has died from complications from a stroke. He was 75.
The actor and producer died in Santa Barbara on Thursday, Dec. 4, his spokesperson Penny Vizcarra confirmed.
The Tokoyo-born performer was best known for his role as Shang Tsung in multiple "Mortal Kombat" projects, including the 1995 movie, as well as on TV and video games. He also played roles in movies including "Pearl Harbor," "Planet of the Apes," "47 Ronin," "Elektra" and "Memoirs of a Geisha."
After moving to the United States at a young age, he attended the University of Southern California, where he studied traditional Japanese karate.
Tagawa later returned to his home country to further his skills at the Japan Karate Association and eventually developed his own form of Chun-Shin martial arts that he taught.
