Birthday:
May 30, 1969
Place of Birth: Nara, Japan
Place of Birth: Nara, Japan
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Love & Pop | Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice) | 1998 |
| Shara | Reiko | 2003 |
| Destroy Vicious | 2011 | |
| Shining Besides Funny Moon | 2013 | |
| Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth | Self | 2001 |
| Embracing | Self | 1992 |
| Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom | Herself | 2002 |
| Trace | Herself | 2012 |
| See Heaven | Self | 1995 |
| The Tale of Iya | Dr. Amamiya | 2013 |
| Missing Pictures | Self | 2021 |
| Birth/Mother | Self | 2006 |
| Memory of the Wind | Herself | 1995 |
| It Stopped Raining | Koyomi's Mother | 2020 |
| Sun on the Horizon | 1996 | |
| Katatsumori | Self | 1994 |
| Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | Self | 2014 |
| Amami | Self | 1970 | Series | Cast | Year |
| What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now | 2021 | |
| Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai | Self | 1998 |
