Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
May 30, 1969
Place of Birth:
Nara, Japan
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Naomi Kawase
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emergency Exit | |
| 2025 | The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard | |
| 2025 | Echoes of Motherhood | |
| 2021 | Missing Pictures | Self |
| 2020 | It Stopped Raining | Koyomi's Mother |
| 2016 | Amami | Self |
| 2014 | Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | Self |
| 2013 | Shining Besides Funny Moon | |
| 2013 | The Tale of Iya | Dr. Amamiya |
| 2012 | Trace | Self |
| 2011 | Destroy Vicious | |
| 2006 | Birth/Mother | Self |
| 2004 | Women Make Films | Self |
| 2003 | Shara | Reiko |
| 2002 | Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom | Self |
| 2001 | Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth | Self |
| 1999 | Kaleidoscope | Self |
| 1998 | Love & Pop | Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice) |
| 1996 | Sun on the Horizon | |
| 1995 | See Heaven | Self |
| 1995 | Memory of the Wind | Herself |
| 1994 | Katatsumori | Self |
| 1992 | Embracing | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now | |
| 1998 | Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai | Self |