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Ian S. Takahashi

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Ian S. Takahashi was born on 20 February 1983 in Napa County, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Skyline (2010), The Suicide Squad (2021) and Caddo Lake (2024). He has been married to Corinna Vistan since 2008.
BornFebruary 20, 1983
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    Known for

    Eric Balfour and Donald Faison in Skyline (2010)
    Skyline
    4.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2010
    Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
    The Suicide Squad
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2021
    Eliza Scanlen in Caddo Lake (2024)
    Caddo Lake
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2024
    Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Radcliffe, Oscar Nuñez, Channing Tatum, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Lost City (2022)
    The Lost City
    6.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Ian Takahashi, underwater unit)
    • 2022

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • The Last Resort
      • B Camera Operator, Underwater Director of Photography
      • In Production
    • Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Lalisa Manobal in The White Lotus (2021)
      The White Lotus
      8.0
      TV Series
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2025
    • The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
      The Lincoln Lawyer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2024
    • Eliza Scanlen in Caddo Lake (2024)
      Caddo Lake
      6.8
      • Underwater Director of Photography
      • 2024
    • Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent (2024)
      Presumed Innocent
      7.7
      TV Series
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2024
    • Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Adam Driver in Megalopolis (2024)
      Megalopolis
      4.7
      • underwater director of photography (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Adam Sandler in Spaceman (2024)
      Spaceman
      5.7
      • additional camera operator
      • 2024
    • Night Swim (2024)
      Night Swim
      4.7
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2024
    • Rosario Dawson in Ahsoka (2023)
      Ahsoka
      7.5
      TV Series
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2023
    • Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in Dead to Me (2019)
      Dead to Me
      7.9
      TV Series
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2022
    • John C. Reilly, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Solomon Hughes, Sean Patrick Small, Hadley Robinson, and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
      Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
      8.3
      TV Series
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2022
    • Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Radcliffe, Oscar Nuñez, Channing Tatum, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Lost City (2022)
      The Lost City
      6.1
      • director of photography: underwater unit (as Ian Takahashi)
      • 2022
    • Anna Diop in Nanny (2022)
      Nanny
      5.3
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2022
    • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
      The Suicide Squad
      7.2
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2021
    • Brandi Carlile: Right on Time
      Short
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2021
    • For All Mankind (2019)
      For All Mankind
      8.1
      TV Series
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2021

    Cinematographer

    • The Exquisite Tenderness of Santa Rosa de Lima
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
    • Nicholas Saputra, Sang Heon Lee, and Julia Barretto in Secret Ingredient (2024)
      Secret Ingredient
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Jake Cuenca, Iza Calzado, Sue Ramirez, Isabelle Daza, and Gabby Padilla in K-Love (2022)
      K-Love
      5.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022–2023
    • Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)
      Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
      5.8
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Debby Ryan in Insatiable (2018)
      Insatiable
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Burning Kentucky (2019)
      Burning Kentucky
      4.5
      • Cinematographer (underwater cinematography)
      • 2019
    • Daveigh Chase in American Romance (2016)
      American Romance
      4.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Swim at Your Own Risk (2016)
      Swim at Your Own Risk
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Rolling (2013)
      Rolling
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • EVNTLIVE: Live Is Our Way of Life, Make It Yours
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Janna Bossier, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Katie Kocis, Bethany Brooke Showalter, and Cassidy Boyd in Enchanted Affairs (2012)
      Enchanted Affairs
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Tina Guo: Forbidden City
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Bahiya & Mahmoud (2011)
      Bahiya & Mahmoud
      8.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Grace Yee and Simon Twu in City of Memories (2011)
      City of Memories
      9.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • The Singularity Is Near (2010)
      The Singularity Is Near
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Baram & Hamza (2010)
      Baram & Hamza
      8.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010

    Director

    • Jake Cuenca, Iza Calzado, Sue Ramirez, Isabelle Daza, and Gabby Padilla in K-Love (2022)
      K-Love
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023

    Personal details

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      • Official Site
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    • Alternative names
      • Ian M. Takahashi
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • February 20, 1983
      • Napa County, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Corinna Vistan2008 - present

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Worked for Francis F. Coppola when he was 19. Electric, Best Boy Electric, and then Gaffer.

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