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
TV
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
Self
1998
Film
Shara
Reiko
2003
Film
Shining Besides Funny Moon
2013
Film
Love & Pop
Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
1998
TV
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now
2021
Film
Kaleidoscope
Self
1999
Film
It Stopped Raining
Koyomi's Mother
2020
Film
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Self
2001
Film
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
2014
Film
The Tale of Iya
Dr. Amamiya
2013
Film
Destroy Vicious
2011
Film
Emergency Exit
2025
Film
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
2025
Film
Katatsumori
Self
1994
Film
Echoes of Motherhood
2025
Film
Birth/Mother
Self
2006
Film
Embracing
Self
1992
Film
Trace
Self
2012
Film
Amami
Self
2016
Film
Sun on the Horizon
1996
Filmography
2025FilmEmergency Exit2025FilmEchoes of Motherhood2025FilmThe Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard2021TVWhat Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now2020FilmIt Stopped Rainingas Koyomi's Mother2016FilmAmamias Self2014FilmReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Womenas Self2013FilmThe Tale of Iyaas Dr. Amamiya2013FilmShining Besides Funny Moon2012FilmTraceas Self2011FilmDestroy Vicious2006FilmBirth/Motheras Self2004FilmWomen Make Filmsas Self2003FilmSharaas Reiko2002FilmLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossomas Self2001FilmSky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earthas Self1999FilmKaleidoscopeas Self1998TVWelcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempaias Self1998FilmLove & Popas Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)1996FilmSun on the Horizon1995FilmMemory of the Windas Herself1995FilmSee Heavenas Self1994FilmKatatsumorias Self1992FilmEmbracingas Self