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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
May 30, 1969Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
73Place of birth
Nara, JapanAlso known as
河瀨直美, 仙頭直美, Sentō Naomi, 가와세 나오미, 센토 나오미, Наоми Кавасэ, 河瀬直美, かわせなおみCast credits
Shara
ReikoSky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
SelfEmbracing
SelfLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
HerselfThe Tale of Iya
Dr. AmamiyaIt Stopped Raining
Koyomi's MotherKatatsumori
SelfReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
SelfLove & Pop
Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)See Heaven
SelfMissing Pictures
HerselfDestroy Vicious
Shining Besides Funny Moon
Crew credits
The Mourning Forest
Director, Screenplay, ProducerShara
Director, WriterSuzaku
Director, WriterHanezu
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, ProducerGenpin
Director, Writer, ProducerVisitors
Director, WriterKaleidoscope
DirectorSky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Director, Writer, Cinematography, EditorThe Weald
Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, WriterNanayo
Director, Screenplay, Producer, EditorEmbracing
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Recordist, ProducerSee Heaven
DirectorKatatsumori
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, WriterLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
DirectorStill the Water
Director, Screenplay, Producer, EditorKoma
DirectorFirefly
Director, Writer, Music, EditorA Midsummer's Fantasia
Producer