Naomi Kawase
Birthday: 1969-05-30 | Place of Birth: Nara, JapanNaomi 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2025
Love & Pop
as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
2021
Missing Pictures
as Herself
2020
It Stopped Raining
as Koyomi's Mother
2013
The Tale of Iya
as Dr. Amamiya
2012
Trace
as Herself
2006
Birth/Mother
as Self
2002
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
as Herself
2001
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
as Self
1995
See Heaven
as Self
1994
Katatsumori
as Self
1992
Embracing
as Self
1
Amami
as Self
