Naomi Kawase
DirectingBorn May 30, 1969
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
Filmography
2026The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopardmovie2025Emergency Exitmovie2025Yakushima's Illusionas Writermovie2025Echoes of Motherhoodmovie2023Beyond the Fogas Producermovie2023echoas Directormovie2022Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side Bas Directormovie2022Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side Aas Directormovie2021To The Futureas Editormovie2021Tracing Her Shadowas Executive Producermovie2021What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Nowtv2020True Mothersas Director of Photographymovie2020Homemadeas Directortv2020It Stopped Rainingas Koyomi's Mothermovie2019The Nikaidos' Fallas Executive Producermovie2018The Moonas Writermovie2018Visionas Producermovie2018Cinema Fightersas Writermovie2018Parallel Worldas Directormovie2017Where Does the Sand Go?as Writermovie2017Radianceas Screenplaymovie2016Amamias Directormovie2016Liesas Directormovie2016Seedas Writermovie2015A Midsummer's Fantasiaas Producermovie2015Sweet Beanas Associate Producermovie2014Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Womenas Selfmovie2014Still the Wateras Producermovie2013The Tale of Iyaas Dr. Amamiyamovie2013Shining Besides Funny Moonmovie2012Hikaru Utada: Sakura Nagashias Directormovie2012Traceas Director of Photographymovie2012Inorias Producermovie2012Hanezuas Editormovie201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zeroas Directormovie20113.11 A Sense of Home Filmsas Directormovie2011Destroy Viciousmovie2010Genpinas Writermovie2009Komaas Directormovie2009Haikuas Directormovie2009Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawaseas Directormovie2008Nanayoas Editormovie2008Rien ne s'effaceas elle-mêmemovie2007The Mourning Forestas Producermovie2006Birth/Motheras Director of Photographymovie2004Women Make Filmsas Selfmovie2003Sharaas Directormovie2002Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossomas Director of Photographymovie2001Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earthas Director of Photographymovie2001Fireflyas Musicmovie1999Kaleidoscopeas Writermovie1998The Wealdas Editormovie1998Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempaias Selftv1998Love & Popas Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)movie1997Suzakuas Writermovie1996Sun on the Horizonas Directormovie1996This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)as Directormovie1995Memory of the Windas Directormovie1995Kaze no kioku: Shibuya ni te 1995.12.26as Directormovie1995See Heavenas Directormovie1994Katatsumorias Writermovie1993White Moonas Directormovie1992Embracingas Writermovie1991Like Happinessas Directormovie1990The Girls' Daily Breadas Directormovie1989My Sole Familyas Directormovie1989A Small Largenessas Directormovie1989Presently,as Directormovie1988The Concretization of These Things Flying Around Meas Directormovie1988Papa's Ice Creamas Directormovie1988My J-W-Fas Directormovie1988I Focus on That Which Interests Meas DirectormovieSoonUntitled Naomi Kawase Filmas Directormovie