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Keiko Deguchi

Keiko Deguchi

Editor · Kyoto, Japan

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Keiko Deguchi is an editor, known for Task (2025), Hustle (2022), and Love+War (2025). She is a versatile editor who has worked on both fiction and nonfiction feature films and TV shows. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing for "We The Animals", and nominated for the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Best Editing in the Documentary category for "Love+ War".

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From
Kyoto, Japan
Works as
Editor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Keiko Deguchi's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Survival
17%
Society
17%
Bonds
14%
Morality
12%
Ideas
7%
Power
4%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 5 · 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 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
15
Melancholic
11
Tense
11
Hopeful
6
Bittersweet
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

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 Keiko Deguchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keiko Deguchi'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

38 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Love+War(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Task(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Ainu Puri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • You Resemble Me(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mind Over Murder(2022)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Paper & Glue(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • What Would Sophia Loren Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • Ainu Mosir(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Tigerland(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Free Solo(2018)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • We the Animals(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Warrior Women(2018)

    Editor

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

  • Black Memorabilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Script Supervisor

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda(2017)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • God Knows Where I Am(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Brothers Hypnotic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Hot Flashes(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • When I Walk(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Musical Chairs(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Deaf Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • In a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Handsome Harry(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • (Untitled)(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • America Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

  • Boynton Beach Club(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Ranch(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Power and Beauty(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Business of Strangers(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Luminous Motion(1998)

    Editor · Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Real Blonde(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Michael(1996)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Boynton Beach Club (2005)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Paper & Glue (2021)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Love+War (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing30 of 35: 29 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew6 of 35: 5 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s7 · 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2019–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series
  2. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Editing

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Keiko Deguchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Musical Chairs (2011)

95th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Paper & Glue (2021)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Keiko Deguchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keiko Deguchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Susan Seidelman shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers