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
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
as Tanaka
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
as Tanaka
Emergency Exit
Emergency Exit
Echoes of Motherhood
Echoes of Motherhood
It Stopped Raining
as Koyomi's Mother
It Stopped Raining
as Koyomi's Mother
Amami
as Self
Amami
as Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as Self
The Tale of Iya
as Dr. Amamiya
The Tale of Iya
as Dr. Amamiya
Shining Besides Funny Moon
Shining Besides Funny Moon
Trace
as Self
Trace
as Self
Destroy Vicious
Destroy Vicious
Rien ne s'efface
as elle-même
Rien ne s'efface
as elle-même
Birth/Mother
as Self
Birth/Mother
as Self
Women Make Films
as Self
Women Make Films
as Self
Shara
as Reiko
Shara
as Reiko
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
as Self
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
as Self
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
as Self
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
as Self
Kaleidoscope
as Self
Kaleidoscope
as Self
Love & Pop
as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
Love & Pop
as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
Sun on the Horizon
as Self
Sun on the Horizon
as Self
Memory of the Wind
as Herself
Memory of the Wind
as Herself
See Heaven
as Self
See Heaven
as Self
Katatsumori
as Self
Katatsumori
as Self
Embracing
as Self
Embracing
as Self