Kôichi Sakamoto was born on 29 September 1970 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a producer and director, known for Dracula 2000 (2000), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) and Kamen raidâ × Kamen raidâ Wizâdo & Fôze: Movie taisen arutimeitamu (2012). He has been married to Tamara Noland since 1994. They have one child. He was previously married to Motoko Nagino.