SANTA BARBARA, USA – Na big wahala wey wan catch we as dem report say Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, di actor wey sabi well well as di evil sorcerer Shang Tsung for Mortal Kombat, don waka go meet his ancestors. E don reach 75 years before dem say him japa due to stroke complications.
Tagawa, wey die on Thursday surrounded by him pikin dem, no just be any kind actor. Na him voice wey we go always remember for we Mortal Kombat franchise from di 1995 film come even to di recent video games. Na so e don show us say evil no dey tire person, as him play di character for plenty films and even TV shows!
Many people sabi am well well for di role as Shang Tsung, but di guy don collect many other roles them too, including di memorable Kwang for Licence to Kill and he also featured for big films like di Last Emperor (1987), Pearl Harbor, and even Memoirs of a Geisha. If you follow film matter well, you go remember say him don dey around, acting better for over 150 different projects!
Sometimes, people go dey wonder why he always dey play bad guy. E don talk am before say na di only way to get better roles. “I no go fit play good guys if I no don collect di bad guy roles first,” he laugh talk am one time. Na so e carry di whole thing enter big screen, show say even di bad guy fit shine.
Tagawa grow up for Japan before he and him family waka come America. Na for Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he start to dey learn Kendo, and later he even form him own martial arts style called Chu Shin wey show say di guy no dey joke with fitness.
Him don work with plenty big directors, including di likes of Tim Burton and Michael Bay, but na di way wey he draw dem chop fans wahala for di Mortal Kombat series wey carry him matter enter plenty pple heart. Di original movie alone make over $100 million with just $20 million budget! Na real talk!
Before e die, Tagawa dey live for Kauai with him wife Sally and dem two children. As we dey mourn di loss of one of our greats, we remember him legacy and di joy wey e bring come our screen.
His life no be small story, and him go forever remain as one of di iconic actors wey show us say di world dey shine bright with talent. RIP, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa!
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