Taka Tsubota【坪田孝明】is a Los Angeles-based film director, writer, and editor, as well as a Japanese language and cultural consultant. Raised in Niigata, Japan, Taka moved to the United States during high school and earned a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2018. As a freelance filmmaker, he has directed projects including Canary (2023 — LA Shorts premiere), Hunger for Blood (2023), and Stolen (2020).

As a staff writer, Taka has held a position at Walt Disney Imagineering, contributing to various theme park expansion projects for Tokyo Disney Resort, and has worked with Amazon Prime on two unannounced TV series set in Japan. Taka's diverse skill set also encompasses VR design, having worked for a Tokyo-based CGI company, and social media video creation for Sony Pictures' film, Knights of the Zodiac (2023).

Filmography

Canary (2023) - Director | Editor

Hunger for Blood (2023) - Director | Camera | Editor

Better Days (2023) - Director | Camera | Editor

Goldfish feat. Raine (2023) - Director | Camera | Editor

Brother's Keeper (2023) - Director | Editor

The Creep (2021) - Editor

Stolen (2020) - Director | Writer | Editor

Mamba City (2020) - Director | Camera | Editor

Contact: takaakitsubota@gmail.com