Directing · Nara, Japan · Born May 30, 1969
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.
MovieThe Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
2026
MovieEmergency Exit
2025
MovieEchoes of Motherhood
2025
TVWhat Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now
2021
MovieIt Stopped Raining
2020
as Koyomi's Mother
MovieAmami
2016
as Self
MovieReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
as Self
MovieThe Tale of Iya
2013
as Dr. Amamiya
MovieShining Besides Funny Moon
2013
Trace
2012
as Self
MovieDestroy Vicious
2011
MovieRien ne s'efface
2008
as elle-même
MovieBirth/Mother
2006
as Self
MovieWomen Make Films
2004
as Self
MovieShara
2003
as Reiko
MovieLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
2002
as Self
MovieSky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
2001
as Self
MovieKaleidoscope
1999
as Self
TVWelcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
1998
as Self
MovieLove & Pop
1998
as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
MovieSun on the Horizon
1996
as Self
Memory of the Wind
1995
as Herself
MovieSee Heaven
1995
as Self
MovieKatatsumori
1994
as Self
MovieEmbracing
1992
as Self
