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Kōichi Sakamoto

Kōichi Sakamoto

Director, also writer · Born September 29, 1970 (56) · Senju, Adachi, Tokyo, Japan

Koichi Sakamoto is a Japanese-born stunt actor, director, and producer for films and television. He is best known for his work as director of numerous tokusatsu works, including Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 29, 1970 (56)
From
Senju, Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 159 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 21% in 30 days

What are Kōichi Sakamoto's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Survival
19%
Self
19%
Morality
12%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 10 · Dark 1

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 17

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 8

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
19
Tense
12
Hopeful
11
Joyful
7
Warm
7
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kōichi Sakamoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kōichi Sakamoto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

159 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ultraman Zero Cosmo Rise: Rise! Heroes of Light! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • The Living Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Action Director

  • Forticus: Streaming! Inheritors of the Favorite Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Eins with Girls Remix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • BEAT RUNNERS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 11 episodes · Action Director · Series Director

  • Road to Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Action Director

  • Girls Remix in Halloween Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Xtreme Vanguard Baatar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 21 episodes · Action Director

  • Tamura Yuto: ISOLATED (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Action Director

  • Tatsujin Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Action Director

  • Kamen Rider Majade with Girls Remix(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shogun's Ninja(2025)

    Director · Action Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger IN SPACE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Action Director

  • Wingman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Action Director · Series Director

  • Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: Act Three - Middle-Aged Struggles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Action Director

  • Good Morning, Sleeping Lion 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Kyoryuger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Action Director

  • Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Gazer(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kamen Rider Geats: Jyamato Awaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Mashin Sentai Kiramager Spin-Off: Yodonna THE FINAL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Gotchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Action Director

  • Ultraman Regulos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Geats Extra: Kamen Rider PunkJack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Action Director

  • Ninja vs Shark(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Mashin Sentai Kiramager Spin-Off: Yodonna 3: Yodonna's Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Ultraman Regulos: First Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Good Morning, Sleeping Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Action Director

  • Ultraman Connection Presents: Tamashii Nations Special Streaming featuring Ultraman Trigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Geats(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Revice the Movie Spin-Off: Birth of Chimera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Revice the Movie: Battle Familia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Ultraman Decker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Jet Black Ten: The Last Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Action Director

  • Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Bungo Stray Dogs the Movie: BEAST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Yodonna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show Creator

  • Mashin Sentai Kiramager Spin-Off: Yodonna 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Action Director

  • Kamen Rider Revice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Mashin Sentai Kirameijâ Supin'ofu: Yodonna(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga(2021)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Kamen Rider Specter × Blades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Saber × Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Sword of Logos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mashin Sentai Kiramager vs Ryusoulger(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger Special Chapter: Memory of Soulmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Action Director

  • Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Saber Spin-off: Swordsmen Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • AIdroid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Saber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 48 episodes · Director

  • Ultraman Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Mashin Sentai Kiramager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • SEDAI WARS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Black Fox: Age of the Ninja(2019)

    Director · Action Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Super Sentai Strongest Battle Director's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Action Director

  • Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • 4 Week Continuous Special Super Sentai Strongest Battle!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Action Director · Creator

  • Ninja Zone ~Rise Of The Kunoichi Warrior~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Original Story

  • Kamen Rider Zi-O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Uchû Sentai Kyûrenjâ vs. Supêsu Sukuwaddo(2018)

    Director · Action Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ultraman Geed: Connect the Wishes!(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mob Psycho 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Ultra Fight Orb: I'm Borrowing the Power of Parent and Child! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of Stinger(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Uchû Keiji Gyaban vs. Tokusô Sentai Dekarenjâ(2017)

    Director · Action Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ultraman Geed(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Girls in Trouble: Space Squad Episode Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Action Director

  • Ultra Fight Orb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show Creator

  • Power Rangers Dino Force Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Hurricane Polymar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider(2016)

    Director · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 45 episodes · Director · Storyboard

  • Ultra Fight Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Power Rangers Super Megaforce: The Legendary Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • KIRI – Profession: Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Innocent Lilies: The End And The Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Action Director

  • Ultraman Ginga S: Showdown! Ultra 10 Warriors!!(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Ultraman X(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Space Sheriff Shaider: NEXT GENERATION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Ultraman Ginga S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Space Sheriff Sharivan: NEXT GENERATION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Trinity Seven(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • We're a Bounty Hunter Team! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Girl's Blood(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: Dinosaur Great Battle! Farewell, Eternal Friends(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Innocent Lilies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Director's Cut Edition Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger BRAVE PRELUDE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • 009-1: The End of the Beginning(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger the Movie: Gaburincho of Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Travelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Fourze: FINAL EPISODE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 60 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Ultraman Ginga(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Kamen Rider Movie War Ultimatum: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Fourze: Climax Episode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here!(2012)

    Director · Action Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as George Spielburton

  • Kamen Rider Movie War Mega Max: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO(2011)

    Director · Action Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Second Unit Director

  • Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Accel(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Power Rangers RPM: Start Your Engines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Power Rangers Jungle Fury: Into The Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Broken Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Power Rangers Mystic Force: Legendary Catastros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Power Rangers Mystic Force: Dark Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior(2006)

    Action Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Power Rangers S.P.D.: Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • GARO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 25 episodes · Director

  • Power Rangers S.P.D.: Joining Forces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Devon's Ghost: Legend of the Bloody Boy(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Power Rangers Dino Thunder: Legacy of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Power Rangers Dino Thunder: Day of the Dino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Samurai's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Co-Producer

  • Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Lightning Strikers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Prelude to a Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Forever Red - Wild force Power Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Co-Producer

  • Extreme Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · as Vegas Thug #2

  • Power Rangers Time Force: Photo Finish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Co-Producer

  • Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Co-Producer

  • Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue: The Queen's Wrath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Co-Producer

  • Dracula 2000(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Producer

  • Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • High Voltage(1997)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Drive(1997)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie(1997)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Ninja(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • For Life or Death(1996)

    as Shadow Monk Fighter

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Martial Outlaw(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers(1993)

    Show 166 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Co-Producer · Executive Producer · Second Unit · Story

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Bounty Tracker(1993)

    as Chak

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III(1993)

    as Young Priest

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mission of Justice(1992)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Martial Law II: Undercover(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Kono Ko Dare no Ko? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show Creator

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 157 titles from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! (2012)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate (2010)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (2021)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 157: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting121 of 157: 84 only directing, 37 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting5 of 157: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing18 of 157: 14 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography2 of 157: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew45 of 157: 18 only other crew, 27 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

157 titles, 37 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 27 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s12 · 3 acting · 9 crew2000s27 · 1 acting · 27 crew2010s52 · 1 acting · 51 crew2020s64 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kōichi Sakamoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed31

Most divisive · director

Kamen Rider Majade with Girls Remix (2025)

97th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Kamen Rider Geats (2022)

Midcredits 92nd · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 47/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kōichi Sakamoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kōichi Sakamoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shu G. Momose shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

  • Shu G. Momose8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Shu G. Momose
  • Shûhei Naruse5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Shûhei Naruse
  • Kôtarô Nakagawa4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Kôtarô Nakagawa
  • Toshihiko Sahashi2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Toshihiko Sahashi

Producers

Mixed roles