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Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase

Directing 1969-05-30 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

Love & Pop
MOV ⭐ 7.7
Love & Pop 1998
Emergency Exit
MOV ⭐ 4.0
Emergency Exit 2025
Shara
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Shara 2003
It Stopped Raining
MOV ⭐ 7.7
It Stopped Raining 2020
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women 2014
The Tale of Iya
MOV ⭐ 6.9
The Tale of Iya 2013
Shining Besides Funny Moon
MOV
Shining Besides Funny Moon 2013
Katatsumori
MOV ⭐ 7.7
Katatsumori 1994
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
MOV
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard 2026
Destroy Vicious
MOV
Destroy Vicious 2011
Kaleidoscope
MOV ⭐ 5.0
Kaleidoscope 1999
Embracing
MOV ⭐ 6.3
Embracing 1992
Birth/Mother
MOV ⭐ 6.3
Birth/Mother 2006
Sun on the Horizon
MOV ⭐ 7.0
Sun on the Horizon 1996
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
MOV ⭐ 6.4
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth 2001
Amami
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Amami 2016
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
MOV ⭐ 6.3
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom 2002
See Heaven
MOV ⭐ 5.0
See Heaven 1995