Burt Takeuchi

Burt Takeuchi is a producer, director, actor born in Los Angeles, CA, who has lived in San Jose for many decades. He graduated from San Jose State with a degree in biology. Burt is a SAG member who has worked on variety of film and television shows. He has a background in history studying the Asian American experience, military history, sports, food, and pop music. He produced a feature documentary based on detailed oral histories of Japanese American WWII 442nd Regimental Combat Team veterans, Valor with Honor (2010), and is currently producing The Last Bugle, a dramatic web series based on the 442nd (2022). Also in preproduction: an untitled documentary on women’s competitive flag football (2023). Burt has trained in acting for the camera and lighting skills through Just For Actors (Dennis Sakamoto) and SAG-AFTRA acting workshops in San Francisco, CA.

Updated November 2024

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The Last Bugle: Commemorating the 442nd Regimental Combat Team through Film

Nov. 23, 2024 • Burt Takeuchi

Filmmaker Burt Takeuchi is creating a web series based on the true story of a renowned Japanese American army unit. Here, he shares the background of the project and how readers can support the production of the rest of the show. What is The Last Bugle? The Last Bugle is a web series about a fictional platoon of Japanese American soldiers in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team serving in Italy during World War II. The 442nd is the most decorated …