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Joe Takai

  • Visual Effects
  • Producer
  • Director
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Joe Takai is known for Jurassic Park (1993), The Fifth Element (1997) and Deep Impact (1998).
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    Known for

    Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
    Jurassic Park
    8.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 1993
    Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    The Fifth Element
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1997
    Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
    Deep Impact
    6.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1998
    Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009

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    Visual Effects

    • Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ray Winstone in Noah (2014)
      Noah
      5.8
      • visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
      The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Mélanie Laurent, Mark Ruffalo, and Dave Franco in Now You See Me (2013)
      Now You See Me
      7.2
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2013
    • Nicholas Hoult and Bill Nighy in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
      Jack the Giant Slayer
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2013
    • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
      Oz the Great and Powerful
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2013
    • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
      The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
      5.6
      • visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • visual effects executive
      • 2009
    • Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
      The Matrix Revolutions
      6.7
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2003
    • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
      The Matrix Reloaded
      7.2
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2003
    • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
      A.I. Artificial Intelligence
      7.2
      • production engineering supervisor
      • 2001
    • Publicity Poster
      Pearl Harbor
      6.2
      • production engineering supervisor
      • 2001
    • Promo Poster
      Space Cowboys
      6.5
      • production engineering supervisor
      • 2000
    • The Perfect Storm (2000)
      The Perfect Storm
      6.5
      • production engineering supervisor
      • 2000
    • Mission to Mars (2000)
      Mission to Mars
      5.7
      • production engineering supervisor
      • 2000
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Jason Robards, and Jeremy Blackman in Magnolia (1999)
      Magnolia
      8.0
      • production engineering supervisor
      • 1999

    Producer

    • Brave New Wild (2014)
      Brave New Wild
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Wish I Was Here (2014)
      Wish I Was Here
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2014

    Director

    • The Heartbreak Cafe (1997)
      The Heartbreak Cafe
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Director (one episode)
      • 1997

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