Naomi Kawase
Directing
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
Still the Water
2014
Sweet Bean
2015
Love & Pop
1998
True Mothers
2020
Radiance
2017
Firefly
2001
Vision
2018
Women Make Films
2004
Emergency Exit
2025
Suzaku
1997
Shara
2003
Cinema Fighters
2018
