Naomi Kawase
Directing
Born 1969-05-30 · Nara, Japan
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
Emergency Exit
Dec 19, 2025
Echoes of Motherhood
Oct 29, 2025
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
Jun 7, 2025
It Stopped Raining
Feb 7, 2020
Amami
Jul 13, 2016
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Aug 10, 2014
The Tale of Iya
Oct 22, 2013
Shining Besides Funny Moon
Sep 7, 2013
Destroy Vicious
Mar 5, 2011
Birth/Mother
Aug 10, 2006
Women Make Films
Jan 1, 2004
Shara
Jul 12, 2003
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
Apr 6, 2002
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Aug 9, 2001
Kaleidoscope
Jan 1, 1999
Love & Pop
Jan 10, 1998
Sun on the Horizon
Jan 1, 1996
See Heaven
Jun 6, 1995
Katatsumori
May 22, 1994
Embracing
Jan 1, 1992