 American Me 1992  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward James Olmos
Cast: Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Danny De La Paz, Evelina Fernandez, Daniel Villarreal, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sal Lopez, Vira Montes, Dyana Ortelli
This film provides a penetrating look at 30 years in the lives of a Latino family living in Los Angeles and the violence that surrounds them.
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The Art of War 2000  R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer, Maury Chaykin, Marie Matiko, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Michael Biehn, Donald Sutherland, James Hong, Liliana Komorowska, Paul Hopkins, Glen Chin, Ron Yuan, Bonnie Mak, Uni Park, Erin Selby
Neil Shaw (Wesley Snipes), a special agent working covert operations for the United Nations, is framed as the assassin of the Chinese ambassador. They are both victims of an international threat to destroy the U.N. organization. Now, with the help of Julia Fang (Marie Matiko), Shaw sets out to clear his name.
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Balls of Fury 2007 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Action
Director: Ben Garant
Cast: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, James Hong, Terry Crews, Robert Patrick, Diedrich Bader, Aisha Tyler, Thomas Lennon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bret DelBuono, Jason Scott Lee, Toby Huss, David Holmes
It is 1988, and American pre-teen, ping-pong champion Randy Daytona (Bret DelBuono) competes in the Summer Olympics. His father, Pete (Robert Patrick), borrows money from Chinese triad boss Feng (Christopher Walken) and bets it all on Randy. But Randy loses the match, and Feng orders Pete's murder. Now it is nineteen years later, and Randy (now played by Dan Fogler) is approached by FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) who wants him to infiltrate Feng's invitation-only ping-pong tournament. Randy agrees because he wants to help bring down Feng. But, he must get back in shape, and blind ping-pong master Wong (James Hong) and his niece Maggie (Maggie Q.) take on the task. The road leads to the film's climax in Central America where the deadly ping-pong games transpire.
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Bridge of Dragons 1999  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Isaac Florentine
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Valerie Chow, Gary Hudson, Scott L. Schwartz, John Bennett, Dave Nichols
The evil warlord, Yang Ruocheng (Cary-Hiroyuke Tagawa), sends Warchyld (Dolph Lundgren) off on a mission to bring back his bride, Princess Halo (Valerie Chow). But, along the way Warchyld experiences a change of heart, switches sides, and fights with Halo's rebel forces.
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 Elektra 2005  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rob Bowman
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Terence Stamp, Goran Visnjic, Kirsten Prout, Will Yun Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Chris Ackerman, Edson T. Ribeiro, Natassia Malthe, Bob Sapp, Colin Cunningham, Hiro Kanagawa
The notorious assassin Elektra (Jennifer Garner) sets out to kill Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his teenage daughter, Abby (Kirsten Prout), but ends up being their protector, which results in confrontations with the evil sorcerer (Will Yun Lee) and his henchmen (Natassia Malthe, Bob Sapp, and Chris Ackerman).
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Faith of My Fathers 2005  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Scott Glenn, J.D. Evermore, Erin Cottrell, Korbi Dean, Chi Muoi Lo, Shea Whigham, Joseph Chrest, Michael Arata, Ashley Taylor, Troy Ruptash
This made-for-TV production is based on Senator John McCain's memoirs. The story includes his life as a Navy Junior and his years of school and training in the U.S. Navy, but it focuses mainly on his six years as a POW in Vietnam.
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 The Ghost 2001 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Code of the Dragon
Director: Douglas Jackson
Cast: Julie Lee, Michael Madsen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Hatch, James Hong, Michael Paul Chan, Louis Herthum, Brad Dourif, Brad Hunt, George Cheung
Fearing for her life, Chinese Tong hit woman Jing (Julie Lee) escapes to the United States posing as a mail-order bride. But, bounty hunter Dan Olinghouse (Michael Madsen) tracks her down.
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Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board 2007 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Eric Bross
Cast: Brandon Baker, Jake T. Austin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robyn Lively, Mary Page Keller, Yuji Okumoto, Lil J, Andrew James Allen, Rose McIver, Akoni Kama, Phil Brown, Thomas Newman, Fasitua Amosa, William Wallace
In this sequel to "Johnny Tsunami," Brandon Baker is back in his role of a Vermont snowboarding champion. This time, Johnny returns to Hawaii to attend his grandfather's wedding. When he meets his new family, Johnny encounters problems with obnoxious 12-year-old Chris who is his new uncle and whose life is devoted to dirt boarding. Chris causes problems at the wedding, which prove only to be a hint of more troubles to come. Will Johnny be able to step in and make peace in the new family?
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Johnny Tsunami 1999 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Steve Boyum
Cast: Brandon Baker, Yuji Okumoto, Mary Page Keller, Lee Thompson Young, Kirsten Storms, Zachary Bostrom, Gregory Itzin, Cylk Cozart, Steve Van Wormer, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Gabriel Luque, Taylor Moore, Anne Sward
13-year-old Johnny Kapahala (Brandon Baker) loves and lives in Hawaii. Surfing is his life, and nothing can tear him away from it–aside from the fact that his parents have just dropped the news on him that the family's moving! Of all places, cold, snowy Vermont is where they are heading. Now the coolest guy of the place he came from is falling fast to the bottom in Vermont, where the kids are snobby and disrespectful. As Johnny tries skiing, he comes up with something better, almost like a surfboard! Johnny soon learns how the skiers and snowboarders don't get along, and he'll have to choose his real friends from the rival school, or at his new school where his dad works. (Review by EW)
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back 1991  R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Sasha Mitchell, Peter Boyle, Dennis Chan, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Michel Qissi, John Diehl, Heather McComb, Matthias Hues, Emmanuel Kervyn, Vince Murdocco, Humberto Ortiz, Vincent Klyn
This sequel to Jean-Claude Van Damme's film involves David Sloan (Sasha Mitchell), the brother of Van Damme's character, as he retires from professional kickboxing after the death of his two brothers. He now runs a martial arts school for underprivileged youths, but the bad guys who caused his brothers' deaths want him back in the ring.
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The Last Emperor 1987  PG-13, 164 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Victor Wong, Maggie Han, Lisa Lu, Ric Young, Vivian Wu, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jade Go, Fumihiko Ikeda, Tsou Tijger
The last imperial ruler of China, Pu Yi (John Lone), led the most unusual of lives. At three-years old, he was named Emperor and was not allowed to leave Peking. After World War II, the Communists put him in prison for 10 years until his release at which time he became an ordinary citizen serving under Mao Tse Tung. This film won an impressive nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director.
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis 1991  TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Stacy Keach, Richard Thomas, Don Harvey, Robert Cicchini, David Caruso, Bob Gunton, Steve Landesberg, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tim Guinee, Andrew Prine
It is World War II, and the USS Indianapolis had just delivered the atomic bomb that would be used on Hiroshima. A Japanese submarine torpedoed the ship, but due to the secrecy surrounding the mission, rescue attempts were not made for several days and by then hundreds of crews' lives were lost in the shark-infested waters. Following the war, an expedient court martial dealt with the cover-up.
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 Mortal Kombat 1995 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Talisa Soto, Bridgette Wilson, Trevor Goddard, Gregory Paul Martin, Kenneth Edwards, Gregory McKinney, Chris Casamassa, Francois Petit, Keith Cooke, Hakim Alston, John Fujioka
From the video-game franchise comes this movie in which three characters–Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, and Johnny Cage (Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, and Linden Ashby)–participate in a martial arts tournament on an island. The purpose of the violence is to defend the future of the human race.
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NetForce 1999 R, 154 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Tom Clancy's NetForce
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: Scott Bakula, Brian Dennehy, Kris Kristofferson, Joanna Going, Xander Berkeley, CCH Pounder, Judge Reinhold, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Paul Hewitt, Chelsea Field
Set in 2005, this made-for-TV miniseries tells how the internet could be used in the near future. The FBI has started a new division, NetForce, to investigate internet crime, and it is after a software guru who has a new web browser–one that allows him to take control of the internet and spy on NetForce via the internet. Clancy was the executive producer.
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The Phantom 1996 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Remar, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Patrick McGoohan, Samantha Eggar, Jon Tenney
Created by writer/cartoonist Lee Falk in 1936, the Phantom is a superhero whose goal is to make right the wrongs in this world. The first Phantom vowed 400 years ago to accept the mission, and the oath has been passed on for 20 generations. Now the Phantom (Billy Zane) is on the trail of the Pirates of the Sengh Brotherhood who are trying to take over control of the planet.
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Planet of the Apes 2001 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Estella Warren, Paul Giamatti, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Erick Avari, Luke Eberl, Evan Parke, David Warner, Glenn Shadix, Chris Ellis, Freda Joh Shen
When astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) is stranded on a strange planet, he is greeted by human-like apes who keep humans as pets. Davidson is saved by a sympathetic chimp, Ari (Helena Bonham Carter), and meets a band of captured humans who want him to lead a revolt against the apes that are led by General Thade (Tim Roth). It isn't long before Davidson takes on the role of a messiah.
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Rising Sun 1993 R, 129 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Kevin Anderson, Mako, Ray Wise, Stan Shaw, Tia Carrere, Steve Buscemi
This film version of Michael Crichton's novel has much of the suspense of the book. It is a tale of mystery and intrigue set in the financial world of Japan and is well worth your time.
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 Showdown in Little Tokyo 1991 R, 78 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Mark L. Lester
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere, Toshiro Obata, Philip Tan, Rodney Kageyama, Ernie Lively, Renee Griffin, Reid Asato, Simon Rhee, Roger Yuan, Takayo Fischer
Sgt. Kenner and Johnny Murata (Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee) work as cops for the LAPD in L.A.'s predominantly Japanese neighborhood, Little Tokyo, where their expertise in martial arts proves very useful as they track down drugs in the neighborhood.
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Top of the World 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper, Tia Carrere, David Alan Grier, Joe Pantoliano, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Peter Coyote, Julie McCullough, Martin Kove, Kevin Bernhardt
After serving time in prison for stealing police pension funds, ex-cop Ray Mercer (Peter Weller) and his wife (Tia Carrere) go for a Las Vegas quick divorce. While waiting for the decree, the couple win a $450,000 jackpot–at the same moment the casino is being robbed. While the police believe the couple was there as a diversion from the robbery, Mercer sets out to prove his innocence by investigating the casino owner (Dennis Hopper) and his partner (Joe Pantoliano).
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 Vampires 1998 R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action
aka: John Carpenter's Vampires
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Tim Guinee, Maximilian Schell, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Mark Boone Junior, Thomas Rosales Jr., Gregory Sierra, Mark Sivertsen, Henry Kingi, Clarke Coleman, David Rowden, John Furlong
To avenge his parents' murders by vampires, Jack Crow (James Woods) hunts vampires. One night, master vampire Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith) appears and wipes out most of Crow's team of vampire hunters. Crow knows that something big is up because Valek knew his name. Now, Crow and his friend Montoya (Daniel Baldwin) use vampire-bitten Katrina (Sheryl Lee) as a decoy and enlist the aid of Father Adam Guitean (Tim Guinee) in finding the Black Cross to end the killings.
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| 1. American Me (1992)
2. The Art of War (2000)
3. Balls of Fury (2007)
4. Bridge of Dragons (1999)
5. Elektra (2005)
6. Faith of My Fathers (2005)
7. The Ghost (2001)
aka: Code of the Dragon
8. Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007)
9. Johnny Tsunami (1999)
10. Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
11. The Last Emperor (1987)
12. Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
13. Mortal Kombat (1995)
14. Natural Causes (1994)
15. NetForce (1999)
aka: Tom Clancy's NetForce
16. The Phantom (1996)
17. Picture Bride (1995)
18. Planet of the Apes (2001)
19. Rising Sun (1993)
20. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
21. Top of the World (1997)
22. Vampires (1998)
aka: John Carpenter's Vampires
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