Naomi Kawase
Known for: Directing
Born: May 29, 1969 in Nara, Japan
Naomi Kawase (河瀨直美 Kawase Naomi, born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director. She graduated from Visual Arts Osaka in 1989. Many of her works have been documentaries, including Embracing, about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and Katatsumori, about the grandmother who raised her. Aside from being a filmmaker, she is the founder and Executive Director for the Nara International Film Festival.
Known for
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7.7
MOVIE
Love & Pop
Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
1998
Drama
6.4
MOVIE
Shara
Reiko
2003
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
Destroy Vicious
2011
Crime
0.0
MOVIE
Shining Besides Funny Moon
2013
Mystery
6.0
MOVIE
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Self
2001
Documentary
6.2
MOVIE
Embracing
Self
1991
Documentary
5.7
MOVIE
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
Self
2002
Documentary
6.5
MOVIE
Trace
Self
2012
Documentary
5.0
MOVIE
See Heaven
Self
1995
Documentary
6.9
MOVIE
The Tale of Iya
Dr. Amamiya
2013
Drama
6.3
MOVIE
Birth/Mother
Self
2006
Documentary
3.0
MOVIE
Memory of the Wind
Herself
1995
Documentary
7.7
MOVIE
It Stopped Raining
Koyomi's Mother
2020
Drama
7.0
MOVIE
Sun on the Horizon
1995
Documentary
7.3
MOVIE
Katatsumori
Self
1994
Documentary
6.5
MOVIE
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
2014
Documentary
6.5
MOVIE
Amami
Self
2016
Documentary
0.0
MOVIE
Emergency Exit
2025
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
2025
Drama
5.0
MOVIE
Kaleidoscope
Self
1998
Documentary
0.0
MOVIE
Echoes of Motherhood
2025
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
Women Make Films
Self
2003
Documentary
0.0
TV
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now
2021
Drama
0.0
TV
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
Self
1998
Documentary