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flag Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, known for playing Shang Tsung, died at 75 from stroke complications in Santa Barbara.

flag Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor renowned for portraying Shang Tsung in the 1995 "Mortal Kombat" film and subsequent games and series, has died at 75 from complications following a stroke in Santa Barbara, California, surrounded by his family. flag He first gained fame in the 1987 Oscar-winning film "The Last Emperor" and appeared in major films like "Pearl Harbor," "Planet of the Apes," and "Memoirs of a Geisha." flag Tagawa also contributed to video games and developed a martial arts-based fitness system. flag He acknowledged challenges in Asian representation in Hollywood and previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor related to domestic misconduct.

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