Naomi Kawase
May 30, 1969 (55 years old) in Nara, Japan
Naomi Kawase (ๆฒณ็จ็ด็พ 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
Credits
- 2021 ยทMissing Picturesas Self
- 2021 ยทWhat Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Nowas
- 2020 ยทIt Stopped Rainingas Koyomi's Mother
- 2014 ยทReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Womenas Self
- 2013 ยทThe Tale of Iyaas Dr. Amamiya
- 2013 ยทShining Besides Funny Moonas
- 2012 ยทTraceas Herself
- 2011 ยทDestroy Viciousas
- 2006 ยทBirth/Motheras Self
- 2003 ยทSharaas Reiko
- 2002 ยทLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossomas Herself
- 2001 ยทSky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earthas Self
- 1998 ยทWelcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempaias Self
- 1998 ยทLove & Popas Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
- 1996 ยทSun on the Horizonas
- 1995 ยทMemory of the Windas Herself
- 1995 ยทSee Heavenas Self
- 1994 ยทKatatsumorias Self
- 1992 ยทEmbracingas Self
- Future ยทAmamias Self