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| {{nihongo|'''Koichi Sakamoto'''|坂本 浩一|Sakamoto Kōichi|extra=born on ] ] in ], ]}} is a ] |
{{nihongo|'''Koichi Sakamoto'''|坂本 浩一|Sakamoto Kōichi|extra=born on ] ] in ], ]}} is a ] stunt actor, producer and director for Japanese films and television. He is best known for his work as executive producer and director of Toei's long-running ] series. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| ===Early career=== | |||
| ⚫ | Sakamoto graduated from Adachi ward Higashiayase junior high and high school, and went on to graduate from Matsudo Senshu University. A fan of ] and ], Sakamoto worked to become a stunt performer for Blue Mask on '']'' at live stunt shows, performing at ] and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | Sakamoto graduated from Adachi ward Higashiayase junior high and high school, and went on to graduate from Matsudo Senshu University. A big fan of ] and ], Sakamoto worked to become a stunt performer for Blue Mask on '']'' at live stunt shows, performing at ] and ]. | ||
| He came to the ] in 1989 as a foreign student to learn English and became a stunt actor. | |||
| His first major stunt role was in 1994 with '']'' as "Sakai." Sakamoto eventually married the film's unit production manager, Tamara Noland with whom they had one daughter, Matilda, prior to their separating. He went onto marry stuntwoman and ] ] in 2002. | His first major stunt role was in 1994 with '']'' as "Sakai." Sakamoto eventually married the film's unit production manager, Tamara Noland with whom they had one daughter, Matilda, prior to their separating. He went onto marry stuntwoman and ] ] in 2002. | ||
| ===Power Rangers=== | |||
| Sakamoto had also formed Alpha Stunts Production and was enlisted as 2nd Unit Director for the "battle grid" scenes from ]'s short-lived syndicated live-action children's series ]. This led to him to eventually replacing ] as stunt director for the 3rd season of ]. Sakamoto would then go on to become the 2nd Unit Director for the remainder of the '']'' series, eventually filling the roles of Producer, Executive Producer, even completing the final storyboard for "]", the two-part series finale episode of '']'' (originally drafted to be three episodes). | |||
| He also made an appearance as Tritor (uncredited) in the 2-part '']'' episode, "King For a Day" (he only moved his lips, however, while character voice over work was performed by an uncredited ]). Sakamoto became one of the few original crew members from ] to remain with the production following its move to ] in 2003 when the franchise was transferred from ] to ]. | |||
| ===Other Work=== | |||
| In 2006, Sakamoto served as action unit director and choreographer in ].<ref> ''IMBD.com''. Accessed ]</ref><ref> ''film.com''. Accessed ]</ref> He recently trained The ] for a week and a half, in preparation for filming '']'' | |||
| In 2008, Koichi and the Alpha Stunts team provided stunt training for Captain Tankboy and the Tankboy Crew for the ] series ] aka Tankboy TV. Koichi also directed the fight scenes in Operation Stuntman, for Tankboy TV.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343678/ Tankboy Series on IMDB</ref> | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * at IMDB | |||
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Koichi Sakamoto (坂本 浩一, Sakamoto Kōichi, born on September 17 1968 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese stunt actor, producer and director for Japanese films and television. He is best known for his work as executive producer and director of Toei's long-running Super Sentai series.
Biography
Sakamoto graduated from Adachi ward Higashiayase junior high and high school, and went on to graduate from Matsudo Senshu University. A big fan of Jackie Chan and Super Sentai, Sakamoto worked to become a stunt performer for Blue Mask on Hikari Sentai Maskman at live stunt shows, performing at Kōrakuen Stadium and Tokyo Dome.
His first major stunt role was in 1994 with Guyver: Dark Hero as "Sakai." Sakamoto eventually married the film's unit production manager, Tamara Noland with whom they had one daughter, Matilda, prior to their separating. He went onto marry stuntwoman and suit actor Motoko Nagino in 2002.
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