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Writer/Producer Koji Steven Sakai’s film and television projects have played on Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Paramount+, Roku, Shudder, and Tubi. He has worked with a variety of talented and award-winning actors and filmmakers, including Cuba Gooding Jr., Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Dermot Mulroney, James Shigeta, Mackenyu, Michael Jai White, Mel Gibson, Mickey Rourke, Randall Park, RZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, Vincent Cassel, and Wilson Cruz.

He has written 12 feature films that have been produced and served as a producer on nine features. He has also produced a one-hour comedy special that premiered on Netflix and a comedy television series that premiered on Hulu (Season 1) and Peacock (Season 2). Finally, Koji was on the writing team for the television series, House of the Owl, currently on Disney+/Hulu.

In addition to his screenplays, Koji has written books and graphic novels, produces, writes, co-hosts, and edits multiple podcasts (The Unofficial Official Story, What If Pop, and Japanese America), and currently teaches screenwriting at UCLA Extension and the University of Southern California.

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