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
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
144
Gender
Female
Birthday
1969-05-30 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Nara, Japan
Acting
2025
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard as Not available2021
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now as Not available2021
Missing Pictures as Self2020
It Stopped Raining as Koyomi's Mother2016
Amami as Self2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women as Self2013
The Tale of Iya as Dr. Amamiya2013
Shining Besides Funny Moon as Not available2012
Trace as Self2011
Destroy Vicious as Not available2006
Birth/Mother as Self2003
Shara as Reiko2002
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom as Self2001
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth as Self1999
Kaleidoscope as Self1998
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai as Self1998
Love & Pop as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)1996
Sun on the Horizon as Not available1995
Memory of the Wind as HerselfNaN
Emergency Exit as Not available1995
See Heaven as Self1994
Katatsumori as Self1992
Embracing as SelfCrew
2023
echo Director2023
Beyond the Fog Producer2022
Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B Director2022
Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A Director2021
To The Future Director2021
To The Future Editor2021
To The Future Director of Photography2021
Tracing Her Shadow Executive Producer2020
True Mothers Director2020
True Mothers Screenplay2020
Homemade Director2019
The Nikaidos' Fall Executive Producer2018
Cinema Fighters Director2018
The Moon Director2018
The Moon Writer2018
Cinema Fighters Writer2018
Vision Director2018
Vision Writer2018
Vision Producer2018
Parallel World Director2017
Where Does the Sand Go? Director2017
Where Does the Sand Go? Writer2017
Radiance Director2017
Radiance Screenplay2016
Seed Director2016
Seed Writer2016
Lies Director2016
Amami Director2015
A Midsummer's Fantasia Producer2015
Sweet Bean Screenplay2015
Sweet Bean Director2015
Sweet Bean Associate Producer2014
Still the Water Director2014
Still the Water Screenplay2014
Still the Water Editor2014
Still the Water Producer2012
Hanezu Director2012
Hanezu Screenplay2012
Inori Producer2012
Trace Director2012
Hanezu Producer2012
Hikaru Utada: Sakura Nagashi Director2012
Hanezu Director of Photography2012
Hanezu Editor2012
Trace Writer2012
Trace Editor2012
Trace Director of Photography2011
3.11 A Sense of Home Films Director2011
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Director2010
Genpin Director2010
Genpin Writer2010
Genpin Producer2009
Visitors Director2009
Visitors Writer2009
Koma Director2009
Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase Director2009
Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase Cinematography2009
Haiku Director2008
Nanayo Director2008
Nanayo Screenplay2008
Nanayo Producer2008
Nanayo Editor2007
The Mourning Forest Director2007
The Mourning Forest Screenplay2007
The Mourning Forest Producer2006
Birth/Mother Director2006
Birth/Mother Director of Photography2003
Shara Director2003
Shara Writer2002
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom Director2002
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom Writer2002
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom Editor2002
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom Director of Photography2001
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth Director2001
Firefly Director2001
Firefly Writer2001
Firefly Music2001
Firefly Editor2001
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth Writer2001
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth Editor2001
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth Director of Photography1999
Kaleidoscope Director1999
Kaleidoscope Director of Photography1999
Kaleidoscope Editor1999
Kaleidoscope Writer1998
The Weald Director1998
The Weald Writer1998
The Weald Producer1998
The Weald Editor1998
The Weald Director of Photography1997
Suzaku Director1997
Suzaku Writer1996
Sun on the Horizon Director1996
Sun on the Horizon Writer1995
See Heaven Director1995
Memory of the Wind Director1994
Katatsumori Director1994
Katatsumori Producer1994
Katatsumori Director of Photography1994
Katatsumori Editor1994
Katatsumori Writer1993
White Moon Director1992
Embracing Director1992
Embracing Director of Photography1992
Embracing Editor1992
Embracing Sound Recordist1992
Embracing Producer1992
Embracing Writer1991
Like Happiness Director1990
The Girls' Daily Bread Director1989
Presently, Director1989
My Sole Family Director1989
A Small Largeness Director1988
Papa's Ice Cream Director1988
My J-W-F Director1988
The Concretization of These Things Flying Around Me Director1988
I Focus on That Which Interests Me DirectorNaN
Untitled Naomi Kawase Film DirectorNaN
たしかにあった幻 Director