Sally Tagawa: Facts About Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's Ex-wife

Sally Tagawa is the ex-wife of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Sally’s ex-husband is a Japanese-born American actor, film producer, and martial artist. Cary-Hiroyuki is known for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Tekken (2009), 47 Ronin (2013), Tekken 2: Kazuya’s Revenge (2014), and Kubo and the Two Strings (2017).

Sally Tagawa: Bio Summary

NameSally Tagawa
Other namesSally Phillips
GenderFemale
Famous asCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa’s ex-wife
NationalityAmerican
Marital statusDivorced
SpouseCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
ChildrenBrynne Tagawa, Calen Tagawa, Cana Tagawa
OccupationArtist, designer, photographer

Who Is Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa’s Ex-wife?

Sally Tagawa became a public figure due to her association with actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. She has maintained a low-profile life and hasn’t disclosed specifics regarding her early life. Details including her date of birth, parents, siblings, and other relatives are not known. She was reported raised in San Diego.

Sally Tagawa spent three years in the art department at U.C.L.A. She toured across the United States and Europe and finally settled in Venice, California, somewhere in the late seventies. She had her studio which was on the main boulevard in Venice in a building she paid for and renovated in 1978, per sources.

Sally Tagawa started working in the design field for London Records, after years of painting in oils and sculpting in bronze. She founded her design company, Market Street Design with partner Richard Kriegler. Through designing, she became fascinated with capturing the moment on film.

Sally Tagawa started to photograph her surroundings. She searched for a medium to bring the photos to life and pastels were perfect for her. She was at the Robert Berman Gallery when it opened in Venice, where she had private and group shows of her work.

Sally Tagawa displayed her work in restaurants in Venice that had regular art openings such as Hal’s Restaurant, The Rose Cafe, and Hama Sushi. She and her family moved to Kauai right after Hurricane Iniki and she focused on the skies above her.

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Sally Tagawa later moved back to San Diego and started teaching and showing her work at the Art Institute of San Diego. She has been producing works of coastal California which is equally as beautiful to her eye. She was married to Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.

The duo met under unknown circumstances. They felt some chemistry and soon started a relationship. After being together for a while, they agreed on spending the rest of their lives as a couple. Cary-Hiroyuki asked for Sally Tagawa’s hand in marriage and then they set a date for the wedding ceremony.

Sally Tagawa and her then fiancé Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa got married officially. They were pronounced husband and wife in a lavish wedding ceremony. They are parents of three children. Their children are Brynne Tagawa, Calen Tagawa, and Cana Tagawa.

In 2014, after a marriage of several decades, they decided to get divorced. The reason for the divorce is still unknown. After Sally and Cary-Hiroyuki divorced, it is unknown if either has remarried and has other children or not.

Meanwhile following the breakup, in 2015, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. The next year in 2016, he obtained Russian citizenship. He is originally born in Tokyo, Japan but was brought up in different cities before his family settled in Southern California.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa mostly plays the role of a villain. He has appeared in films such as The Last Emperor (1987), the James Bond film Licence to Kill (1989), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), American Me (1992), Rising Sun (1993), and The Phantom (1996).

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is also known for appearing in Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), Pearl Harbor (2001), and Planet of the Apes (also 2001). He is known for the television series The Man in the High Castle (2015–2018) and Lost in Space (2018–2021).

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in various works of the Mortal Kombat franchise.

Where Is Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa’s Ex-wife Now?

Sally Tagawa has lived off publicity so nothing is known about her personal life at the moment. She doesn’t like to lead a life of glamour and much attention. She is rarely seen at public functions or in interviews. It is assumed that she is doing well and hasn’t been facing any health problems.

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