Biography
J.T. Takagi is a third generation Japanese-American independent filmmaker who works as the Executive Director of Third World Newsreel, a media arts center in New York City. An award-winning filmmaker and sound recordist, Takagi’s directorial credits include The Women Outside, Community Plot, Homes Apart: Korea and Bittersweet Survival, the latter two made with Christine Choy. In addition to this, Takagi teaches at the City College of New York and the School of Visual Arts and works with several Asian American community groups.
Filmography
Cast Credits
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Crew
Crew Credits

Resistance at Tule Lake
Role: Consulting Producer
MOVIE • 2017

Banished
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 2007

The Rise & Fall of Penn Station
Role: Sound Recordist
MOVIE • 2004

The Chinatown Files
Role: Sound Recordist
MOVIE • 2001

The Women Outside
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1996

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 1996

Cousin Bobby
Role: Sound Mixer
MOVIE • 1992

Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 1991

Homes Apart: Korea
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1991

Homes Apart: Korea
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 1991

Azul
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 1990

POV
Role: Director
TV • 1988

Working Girls
Role: Sound Recordist
MOVIE • 1987

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 1987

Namibia: Independence Now!
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 1985

Community Plot
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1984

Community Plot
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984

Bittersweet Survival
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1982

Bittersweet Survival
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 1982

Bittersweet Survival
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 1982