Takeda portrayed a bank manager in the film '' Everything Must Go '' ( 2010 ) , starring Will Ferrell ; Mr. Yamata in '' Dallas Buyers Club '' ( 2013 ) , directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto ; and a television producer in '' Gone Girl '' ( 2014 ) , directed by David Fincher and starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike . He appeared in the 2016 film '' Whiskey Tango Foxtrot '' , directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa , produced by Lorne Michaels , and starring Tina Fey , Margot Robbie , Martin Freeman , Billy Bob Thornton and Alfred Molina . He filmed two supporting roles where his scenes were ultimately cut : in '' Fair Game '' ( 2010 ) , starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn , and '' Little Fockers '' ( 2010 ) , starring Robert De Niro , Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson . Takeda appears in the film '' The Tale '' , directed by Jennifer Fox and starring Laura Dern , which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
Scott Takeda