
Directing, 1969
Naomi Kawase
Born May 30, 1969, 57 years old, 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.
Filmography
26 titles- 2026
The Wolf, the Fox, and the LeopardTanakaIMDb 7.4Movie - 2026
Echoes of MotherhoodMovie - 2025
Emergency ExitIMDb 4.0Movie - 2021
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies NowShow - 2020
It Stopped RainingKoyomi's MotherIMDb 7.5Movie - 2016
AmamiSelfIMDb 6.5Movie - 2015
AmamiNarrator (voice)Movie - 2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel WomenSelfIMDb 6.5Movie - 2013
Shining Besides Funny MoonMovie - 2013
The Tale of IyaDr. AmamiyaIMDb 6.9Movie - 2012TraceSelfIMDb 6.5Movie
- 2011
Destroy ViciousMovie - 2008
Rien ne s'effaceelle-mêmeIMDb 8.0Movie - 2006
Birth/MotherSelfIMDb 6.6Movie - 2004
Women Make FilmsSelfMovie - 2003
SharaReikoIMDb 6.4Movie - 2002
Letter from a Yellow Cherry BlossomSelfIMDb 6.2Movie - 2001
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, EarthSelfIMDb 6.4Movie - 1999
KaleidoscopeSelfIMDb 5.0Movie - 1998
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, SempaiSelfShow - 1998
Love & PopWoman speaking to Hiromi (voice)IMDb 7.7Movie - 1996
Sun on the HorizonSelfIMDb 7.0Movie - 1995
See HeavenSelfIMDb 5.4Movie - 1995Memory of the WindHerselfIMDb 3.0Movie
- 1994
KatatsumoriSelfIMDb 7.7Movie - 1992
EmbracingSelfIMDb 6.4Movie
