Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the legendary Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat, has died

Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has died.

This was reported by the Deadline portal.

The artist was 75 years old. He died surrounded by family at his home in Santa Barbara (USA). The cause of death was complications from a stroke.

The breakthrough film for Tagawa was the 1987 "The Last Emperor" directed by Bernardo Bertolucci - the film won an Oscar for "Best Picture." Widespread fame came to him from the role of Shang Tsung - the main antagonist in the Mortal Kombat film. In addition, he acted in movies such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "The Man in the High Castle." In total, the actor's filmography includes more than 150 roles.