The famous actor born in Tokyo, Japan, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, known for his roles in the movie “Mortal Kombat” and the television series “The Man in the High Castle”, has died at the age of 75. Tagawa died surrounded by his family in Santa Barbara due to complications from a stroke, his manager, Margie Weiner, confirmed to CNN on Thursday. “Cary was an exceptional being: generous, considerate, and had an unwavering commitment to his craft,” she wrote in an email. “His loss is immeasurable.” My heart is with his family, friends, and all who loved him. The decades of Tagawa's film and television career took off in 1987 when he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning film, “The Last Emperor”. Since then, he has participated in films such as “Pearl Harbor”, “Planet of the Apes” and “License to Kill”. Tagawa played the Baron in “Memoirs of a Geisha”, a 2005 film based on the best-selling novel that chronicles the rise of a young girl from poverty in a Japanese fishing village to a life in high society. He also worked with professional athletes such as WBO minimumweight champion Brian Viloria and advised members of the University of Hawaii's American football team.
