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Naomi Kawase

Directing
Known For

56 Years Old

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.

Born

Nara, Japan on 30th May 1969

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Love & Pop Image
Love & Pop
Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
No Image
Memory of the Wind
Herself
Birth/Mother Image
Birth/Mother
Self
Katatsumori Image
Katatsumori
Self
Echoes of Motherhood Image
Echoes of Motherhood
See Heaven Image
See Heaven
Self
Embracing Image
Embracing
Self
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom Image
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
Self
No Image
Trace
Self
Amami Image
Amami
Self
The Tale of Iya Image
The Tale of Iya
Dr. Amamiya
It Stopped Raining Image
It Stopped Raining
Koyomi's Mother
Shining Besides Funny Moon Image
Shining Besides Funny Moon
Women Make Films Image
Women Make Films
Self
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai Image
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
Self
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth Image
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Self
Shara Image
Shara
Reiko
Sun on the Horizon Image
Sun on the Horizon
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women Image
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
Kaleidoscope Image
Kaleidoscope
Self
Missing Pictures Image
Missing Pictures
Self
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now Image
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now
Emergency Exit Image
Emergency Exit
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard Image
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
Destroy Vicious Image
Destroy Vicious