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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0442905
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271247
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Filmography (Movies)
Emergency Exit
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Release Date:19/12/2025
Echoes of Motherhood
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Release Date:29/10/2025
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
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Release Date:07/06/2025
Missing Pictures
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2021
It Stopped Raining
Character:Koyomi's Mother
Release Date:07/02/2020
Amami
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2016
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2014
The Tale of Iya
Character:Dr. Amamiya
Release Date:22/10/2013
Shining Besides Funny Moon
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Release Date:07/09/2013
Trace
Character:Self
Release Date:30/10/2012
Destroy Vicious
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Release Date:05/03/2011
Birth/Mother
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2006
Women Make Films
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2004
Shara
Character:Reiko
Release Date:12/07/2003
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/2002
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Character:Self
Release Date:09/08/2001
Kaleidoscope
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Love & Pop
Character:Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
Release Date:10/01/1998
Sun on the Horizon
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Release Date:01/01/1996
Memory of the Wind
Character:Herself
Release Date:31/12/1995
See Heaven
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/1995
Katatsumori
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/1994
Embracing
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1992
Television Appearances
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