Taka Ji is Huan Ji's son, a teenager who loves both photography and Jenny Dinyahze.

This is actor Joseph Tran's first television role. He also appeared in the Mel Gibson Vietnam War epic We Were Soldiers.

In Hillerman's words:
Across the street, Rostik and Largo were talking to a slender boy in jeans and a black leather jacket. Largo had his large hand on the boy's shoulder. They moved through the front door and disappeared into the house.

Coyote Waits, Chapter 13