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Michael Kinomoto

Producer

Michael Kinomoto is Senior Manager, Production at ITVS where he oversees documentary films in production as a Supervising Producer. Some highlights include the Academy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning Minding the Gap, the Emmy-winning Free Chol Soo Lee and Best of Enemies, as well as other Emmy-nominated films including Hidden Letters, El Equipo, and Apart. Earlier, he worked with filmmaker Steven Okazaki as an associate producer, assistant editor, and post-production supervisor on the Academy Award-nominated documentary short, The Mushroom Club, and the Emmy award-winning feature documentary, White Light/Black Rain, both for HBO. Kinomoto holds a MFA in Film Production from San Francisco State University.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Michael Kinomoto's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
31%
Self
18%
Survival
16%
Power
11%
Morality
9%
Bonds
8%
Ideas
7%
Community11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 5 · Serious 10 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 27 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 16 · Intense 3

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
18
Melancholic
13
Hopeful
15
Tense
11
Warm
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet18
  • Ambiguous8

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 Michael Kinomoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Kinomoto'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

27 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Natchez(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Inquisitor(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Librarians(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Emergent City(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Home Court(2024)

    Producer

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

  • Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El Equipo(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Matter of Mind: My ALS(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Free Chol Soo Lee(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Let the Little Light Shine(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sam Now(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Storm Lake(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Decade of Fire(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Hottest August(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Harvest Season(2018)

    Producer

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

  • Minding the Gap(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • People's Republic of Desire(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Warrior Women(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • On a Knife Edge(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Quest(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Departure(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Judge(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Farewell Ferris Wheel(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • What Was Ours(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 27 MovieCove titles from 2007 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)

$893K worldwide

Highest rated

Minding the Gap (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Warrior Women (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing27 of 27: 27 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score88th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s12 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michael Kinomoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th6

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Storm Lake (2021)

91st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Minding the Gap (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

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 Michael Kinomoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Kinomoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lois Vossen shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles