Richard Sakai (born January 28, 1954)[1] is an American television and film producer.
In 1997, Sakai was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for his work on the film Jerry Maguire (1996).
Sakai ultimately produced many of Brooks' films, such as Jerry Maguire, As Good as It Gets (1997), and Spanglish (2004).
Sakai also produced Bottle Rocket (1996) and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001).
He has also produced episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show, The Critic, Phenom, and What About Joan?