Author Archives: Koji Steven Sakai

About Koji Steven Sakai

Writer/Producer Koji Steven Sakai is the founder of Little Nalu Pictures LLC and the CEO of CHOPSO (www.CHOPSO.com), the first Asian English streaming video service. He has written five feature films that have been produced, including the indie hit, The People I’ve Slept With. He also produced three feature films, a one hour comedy special currently on Netflix, and Comedy InvAsian, a live and filmed series featuring the nation’s top Asian American comedians. Koji’s debut novel, Romeo & Juliet Vs. Zombies, was released in paperback in 2015 and in audiobook in 2016 and his graphic novel, 442, was released in 2017. In addition, he is currently an adjunct professor in screenwriting at International Technological University in San Jose.

Chopso One Year Later

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Koji Steven Sakai

In November of this year, it will be Chopso’s one-year anniversary. It’s amazing to me we’ve made it this long. But we won’t be able to go on forever unless we continue to get support from our community. I can’t … Continue reading →

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Quick Movie Review: ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’ by Hiroshi Katagiri

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Koji Steven Sakai

A little peak behind the curtain over here at 8Asians: we get sent press releases on anything Asian or Asian American—be it a book, movie, comic book, graphic novel or new business. Most of it isn’t worth paying attention to. … Continue reading →

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8Asians Book Review: The Repatriation of Henry Chin

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Koji Steven Sakai

The Repatriation of Henry Chin, written by Issac Ho and read by Anthony Lee on audiobook, is about a future where the United States has been in an escalating trade war with China which eventually leads to the roundup of … Continue reading →

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Is Snake Eyes (from G.I. Joe) Asian?

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Koji Steven Sakai

Growing up there just weren’t a lot of Asians—let alone Asian Americans—on television or in the movies. And when there were, they were very rarely people I actually looked up to. However, when it came to my day-to-day playing, I … Continue reading →

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Introducing CHOPSO, video streaming platform for English-language Asian content

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

Over the last year director/writer/producer Quentin Lee and I have been working hard on a new company, CHOPSO, the first video streaming platform featuring English-language Asian content in the world. As a filmmaker/writer and as a former Vice President at the … Continue reading →

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Gurriel’s Racist Gesture to Darvish Recalls Other “Slant eye” Photos

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

Over the weekend, the World Series broke my heart. First, being a Dodgers fan, the way they have lost have crushed the soul out of me… and then there was the whole Yuli Gurriel incident after hitting the home run … Continue reading →

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Can an Asian American Dress Up as a Geisha for Halloween?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

With Halloween less than a month away, I knew what I wanted to write about this month: Racist Halloween costumes. Even though I don’t dress up and haven’t since I was a kid, I understand that Halloween is really important … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: ‘Thank You Very Mochi’ by Paul Matsushima, Sophie Wang, and Craig Ishii

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

What’s the book about? When Kimi and her family visit Grandma and Grandpa’s house for New Year’s mochitsuki, they discover the mochi-machine is broken. After initial fears that mochitsuki will be cancelled, Grandpa proposes an interesting, yet old-fashioned solution of … Continue reading →

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Asian American X-Files: The Only Asian Person to Have Sex With an Alien

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

Ever since I read Communion by Whitley Strieber, I’ve been fixated on the alien abductee experience. One of the things I’ve noticed is that a lot of the screen memories of abductees seem to involve Asians. The definition, according to … Continue reading →

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Summer League & Ding Yanyuhang

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

In July, I went with my family and friends to Las Vegas to watch my Los Angeles Lakers play in the Summer League. For those who don’t know, Summer League is sort of like Major League Baseball’s spring training but … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus Die in Ancient Japan?

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

Twenty thousand people every year visit Shingō Village in the Aomori Prefecture (referred to as: Kirisuto no Sato or “Hometown of Christ” by locals) that claims that Jesus visited Japan during his lost years and then returned after escaping crucifixion … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Lost Concentration Camp (Pt. 2 of 2)

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

In April of this year, I was asked by Southern California Public Radio to do a presentation about my family as part of their new series called, Unheard LA. The following is the video from my talk, followed by my … Continue reading →

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