Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase

Directing
Born 1969-05-30Nara, Japan

Biography

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.

Movies (23)

Love & Pop
7.7

Love & Pop

1998Movie7.7
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
6.5

The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard

2026Movie6.5
It Stopped Raining
7.5

It Stopped Raining

2020Movie7.5
Emergency Exit
4.0

Emergency Exit

2025Movie4.0
Rien ne s'efface
8.0

Rien ne s'efface

2008Movie8.0
Shara
6.3

Shara

2003Movie6.3
See Heaven
5.4

See Heaven

1995Movie5.4
Echoes of Motherhood

Echoes of Motherhood

2026Movie
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
6.5

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

2014Movie6.5
Women Make Films

Women Make Films

2004Movie
The Tale of Iya
6.9

The Tale of Iya

2013Movie6.9
Shining Besides Funny Moon

Shining Besides Funny Moon

2013Movie
Katatsumori
7.8

Katatsumori

1994Movie7.8
Destroy Vicious

Destroy Vicious

2011Movie
Sun on the Horizon
7.0

Sun on the Horizon

1996Movie7.0
Embracing
6.5

Embracing

1992Movie6.5
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
6.4

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

2001Movie6.4
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
6.3

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

2002Movie6.3
Kaleidoscope
5.0

Kaleidoscope

1999Movie5.0
Birth/Mother
6.6

Birth/Mother

2006Movie6.6
Trace
6.5

Trace

2012Movie6.5
Memory of the Wind
3.0

Memory of the Wind

1995Movie3.0
Amami
6.5

Amami

2016Movie6.5

TV Shows (2)

Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai

Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai

1998Series
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now

What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now

2021Series