Naomi Kawase
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.
Filmography (25 titles)
MovieThe Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
2026
4.0MovieEmergency Exit
2025
MovieEchoes of Motherhood
2025
ShowWhat Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now
2021
7.7MovieIt Stopped Raining
Koyomi's Mother · 2020
6.5MovieAmami
Self · 2016
6.5MovieReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self · 2014
6.9MovieThe Tale of Iya
Dr. Amamiya · 2013
MovieShining Besides Funny Moon
2013
Trace
Self · 2012
MovieDestroy Vicious
2011
8.0MovieRien ne s'efface
elle-même · 2008
6.3MovieBirth/Mother
Self · 2006
MovieWomen Make Films
Self · 2004
6.5MovieShara
Reiko · 2003
6.3MovieLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
Self · 2002
6.4MovieSky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Self · 2001
5.0MovieKaleidoscope
Self · 1999
ShowWelcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
Self · 1998
7.7MovieLove & Pop
Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice) · 1998
7.0MovieSun on the Horizon
Self · 1996
Memory of the Wind
Herself · 1995
5.0MovieSee Heaven
Self · 1995
7.7MovieKatatsumori
Self · 1994
6.3MovieEmbracing
Self · 1992