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Naomi Kawase

Directing

Born May 30, 1969 · Nara, Japan

Also known as 河瀨直美 · 仙頭直美 · Sentō Naomi

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Biography

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · 2015
  • Carrosse d'or · 2009
  • Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 2007
  • Caméra d'Or · 1997
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Director

Filmography7 titles

It Stopped Raining

2020as Koyomi's Mother

Love & Pop

1998as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)

True Mothers

2020Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay

Sweet Bean

2015Associate Producer, Director, Screenplay

A Midsummer's Fantasia

2014Producer

Still the Water

2014Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Radiance

2017Director, Screenplay