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 (25 Appearances)

Echoes of Motherhood

Upcoming (2026)

The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard

Emergency Exit

What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now

It Stopped Raining

Amami

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

The Tale of Iya

Shining Besides Funny Moon

Trace

Destroy Vicious

Rien ne s'efface

Birth/Mother

Women Make Films

Shara

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

Kaleidoscope

Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai

Love & Pop

Sun on the Horizon

Memory of the Wind

See Heaven

Katatsumori

Embracing

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