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Podcast: Dispatch Ajax! Podcast
Episode: RIP Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Description: We open with the shock of Carrie-Hiroyuki Tagawa’s passing and step through the moments that defined him: a scene-stealing Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat, a gallery of elegant villains across 80s and 90s action, and a deep, steady practice in martial arts that prized control over violence. That contrast powers the story—how a performer built on breath, precision, and presence could turn wafer-thin dialogue into lines you still quote, then reappear years later with the same gravity reshaped into empathy.We dig into Tagawa’s training in kendo and Shotokan under Masatoshi Nakayama and how that d...