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.

Known For

Sweet Bean
Sweet Bean
Sweet Bean
Still the Water
Still the Water
Still the Water
Homepage http://www.kawasenaomi.com
Birth Location Nara, Japan
Born 1969-05-30

Movies

Missing Pictures as Herself
2021
It Stopped Raining as Koyomi's Mother
2020
The Tale of Iya as Dr. Amamiya
2013
Trace as Herself
2012
Birth/Mother as Self
2006
Shara as Reiko
2003
Love & Pop as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
1998
Memory of the Wind as Herself
1995
See Heaven as Self
1995
Katatsumori as Self
1994
Embracing as Self
1992

Movies

Beyond the Fog Producer
2023
echo Director
2023
To The Future Director of Photography
2021
To The Future Editor
2021
To The Future Director
2021
Tracing Her Shadow Executive Producer
2021
True Mothers Screenplay
2020
True Mothers Director
2020
The Nikaidos' Fall Executive Producer
2019
The Moon Writer
2018
The Moon Director
2018
Vision Producer
2018
Vision Writer
2018
Vision Director
2018
2018
CINEMA FIGHTERS Director
2018
Parallel World Director
2018
2017
Radiance Screenplay
2017
Radiance Director
2017
Lies Director
2016
Seed Writer
2016
Seed Director
2016
Sweet Bean Associate Producer
2015
Sweet Bean Director
2015
Sweet Bean Screenplay
2015
2014
2014
Still the Water Producer
2014
Still the Water Screenplay
2014
Still the Water Director
2014
Trace Director
2012
Inori Producer
2012
Hanezu Producer
2012
Hanezu Editor
2012
Hanezu Director of Photography
2012
Hanezu Screenplay
2012
Hanezu Director
2012
2011
Genpin Producer
2010
Genpin Writer
2010
Genpin Director
2010
Visitors Writer
2009
Koma Director
2009
Visitors Director
2009
Haiku Director
2009
Nanayo Editor
2008
Nanayo Producer
2008
Nanayo Screenplay
2008
Nanayo Director
2008
2007
The Mourning Forest Screenplay
2007
2007
Birth/Mother Director of Photography
2006
Birth/Mother Director
2006
Shara Writer
2003
Shara Director
2003
2001
Firefly Editor
2001
Firefly Music
2001
Firefly Writer
2001
Firefly Director
2001
Kaleidoscope Director
1999
Suzaku Writer
1997
Suzaku Director
1997
The Weald Director of Photography
1997
The Weald Editor
1997
The Weald Producer
1997
The Weald Director
1997
1996
1996
1995
See Heaven Director
1995
Katatsumori Writer
1994
Katatsumori Editor
1994
Katatsumori Director of Photography
1994
Katatsumori Producer
1994
Katatsumori Director
1994
White Moon Director
1993
Embracing Producer
1992
Embracing Sound Recordist
1992
Embracing Editor
1992
Embracing Director of Photography
1992
Embracing Director
1992
Like Happiness Director
1991
1990
My Sole Family Director
1989
1989
Presently, Director
1989
Papa's Ice Cream Director
1988
My J-W-F Director
1988