Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, acteur du «Dernier empereur» et de «Mortal Kombat», est mort à l'âge de 75 ans
Japanese-American actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa passed away this Thursday at the age of 75. He was known for his roles in "The Last Emperor" and "Mortal Kombat".
He played a string of roles for over forty years. Chinese-American actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa died this Thursday, December 4, at the age of 75, in Santa Barbara, California, from complications following a stroke. According to several American media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times , he was surrounded by his loved ones at the time of his death.
The son of a military father and an actress mother, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 1950. He studied in the United States before embarking on a career in film and television. Audiences first saw him in Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor," released in 1987, in which he played the role of a eunuch, following his performance a year earlier in "Big Trouble in Little China."
This martial arts enthusiast, who taught the sport in Los Angeles, later appeared in the films "Licence to Kill," "In the Claws of the Red Dragon," "Rising Sun," "Nemesis," but most notably in "Mortal Kombat ." In this 1995 blockbuster directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa played the sorcerer Shang Tsung.
His fans were later able to see him in feature films such as "Planet of the Apes," "Pearl Harbor," and "Memoirs of a Geisha." On television, the actor made numerous appearances in series like "MacGyver," "Miami Vice," "Moonlighting," "Heroes," and "The Man in the High Castle," adapted from the eponymous novel by Philip K. Dick.
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C'est Ousmane Sonko l'acteur de Sweet Beauté et Mortal Kombat au Sénégal
Paix à son âme. Nous le reconnaissons bien.
Inde: décès de l'acteur Dharmendra, légende de Bollywood, le 23 nov. 2025.
Il était l'un des visages les plus célèbres de Bollywood: l'acteur indien Dharmendra est mort lundi à 89 ans. Il a une carrière de soixante ans durant laquelle il a incarné avec succès les héros des comédies romantiques ou des films d'action.
Le sorcier tsang tsung dans mortal kombat, que de souvenirs, paix à son âme, c'était un très grand acteur
Rip !
J'espere que le Netherrealm ne sera pas sa derniere demeure. Amen
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