Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase

Directing

Born 1969-05-30 Nara, Japan 74 credits

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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.

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Directing 41 credits

Homemade

2020 · Director

Sweet Bean

2015 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Screenplay, Associate Producer

True Mothers

2020 · 75% · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

Still the Water

Still the Water

2014 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011 · Director

Radiance

2017 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Screenplay

Yakushima's Illusion

Yakushima's Illusion

2025 · Director, Writer

The Moon

2018 · Director, Writer

Vision

2018 · Director, Writer, Producer

The Mourning Forest

The Mourning Forest

2007 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Suzaku

1997 · Director, Writer

Koma

2009 · Director

Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase

Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase

2009 · Director, Cinematography, Editor

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

2011 · Director

Shara

2003 · Director, Writer, Reiko

Firefly

2001 · Director, Writer, Editor

Lies

2016 · Director

Nanayo

2008 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Cinema Fighters

Cinema Fighters

2018 · Director, Writer

Hanezu

2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Memory of the Wind

Memory of the Wind

1995 · Director, Herself

See Heaven

1995 · Director, Self

Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A

Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A

2022 · Director

Birth/Mother

2006 · Director, Self, Director of Photography

Katatsumori

1994 · Director, Writer, Producer

Seed

2016 · Director, Writer

Kaleidoscope

1999 · Director, Writer, Self

This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)

This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)

1996 · Director

Sun on the Horizon

Sun on the Horizon

1996 · Director, Writer, Self

Parallel World

2018 · Director

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

2002 · Director, Writer, Self

Genpin

2010 · Director, Writer, Producer

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

2001 · Director, Writer, Self

The Concretization of These Things Flying Around Me

The Concretization of These Things Flying Around Me

1988 · Director

Embracing

1992 · Director, Writer, Producer

To The Future

2021 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor

Where Does the Sand Go?

Where Does the Sand Go?

2017 · Director, Writer

The Weald

1998 · Director, Writer, Producer

Papa's Ice Cream

Papa's Ice Cream

1988 · Director

The Girls' Daily Bread

The Girls' Daily Bread

1990 · Director

White Moon

1993 · Director

Writing 24 credits

Sweet Bean

2015 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Screenplay, Associate Producer

True Mothers

2020 · 75% · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

Still the Water

Still the Water

2014 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Radiance

2017 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Screenplay

Yakushima's Illusion

Yakushima's Illusion

2025 · Director, Writer

The Moon

2018 · Director, Writer

Vision

2018 · Director, Writer, Producer

The Mourning Forest

The Mourning Forest

2007 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Suzaku

1997 · Director, Writer

Shara

2003 · Director, Writer, Reiko

Firefly

2001 · Director, Writer, Editor

Nanayo

2008 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Cinema Fighters

Cinema Fighters

2018 · Director, Writer

Hanezu

2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Katatsumori

1994 · Director, Writer, Producer

Seed

2016 · Director, Writer

Kaleidoscope

1999 · Director, Writer, Self

Sun on the Horizon

Sun on the Horizon

1996 · Director, Writer, Self

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

2002 · Director, Writer, Self

Genpin

2010 · Director, Writer, Producer

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

2001 · Director, Writer, Self

Embracing

1992 · Director, Writer, Producer

Where Does the Sand Go?

Where Does the Sand Go?

2017 · Director, Writer

The Weald

1998 · Director, Writer, Producer

Other credits 20 credits

True Mothers

2020 · 75% · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

Still the Water

Still the Water

2014 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Emergency Exit

Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase

Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase

2009 · Director, Cinematography, Editor

Firefly

2001 · Director, Writer, Editor

Nanayo

2008 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard

The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard

Hanezu

2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now

What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now

Shining Besides Funny Moon

Shining Besides Funny Moon

Echoes of Motherhood

Echoes of Motherhood

Birth/Mother

2006 · Director, Self, Director of Photography

Katatsumori

1994 · Director, Writer, Producer

Kaleidoscope

1999 · Director, Writer, Self

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

2002 · Director, Writer, Self

Destroy Vicious

Destroy Vicious

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

2001 · Director, Writer, Self

Embracing

1992 · Director, Writer, Producer

To The Future

2021 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor

The Weald

1998 · Director, Writer, Producer

Acting 18 credits

Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai

Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai

Love & Pop

1998 · ★ 7.7 · Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)

Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase

Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase

2009 · Director, Cinematography, Editor

Shara

2003 · Director, Writer, Reiko

The Tale of Iya

The Tale of Iya

2013 · Dr. Amamiya

It Stopped Raining

It Stopped Raining

2020 · Koyomi's Mother

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Memory of the Wind

Memory of the Wind

1995 · Director, Herself

Women Make Films

Women Make Films

Rien ne s'efface

Rien ne s'efface

2008 · elle-même

See Heaven

1995 · Director, Self

Birth/Mother

2006 · Director, Self, Director of Photography

Katatsumori

1994 · Director, Writer, Producer

Kaleidoscope

1999 · Director, Writer, Self

Sun on the Horizon

Sun on the Horizon

1996 · Director, Writer, Self

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

2002 · Director, Writer, Self

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

2001 · Director, Writer, Self

Embracing

1992 · Director, Writer, Producer

Producing 16 credits

Sweet Bean

2015 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Screenplay, Associate Producer

Inori

2012 · Producer

Still the Water

Still the Water

2014 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Vision

2018 · Director, Writer, Producer

The Mourning Forest

The Mourning Forest

2007 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

A Midsummer's Fantasia

A Midsummer's Fantasia

2015 · Producer

Transit in Flamingo

Transit in Flamingo

2026 · Executive Producer

The Nikaidos' Fall

The Nikaidos' Fall

2019 · Executive Producer

Nanayo

2008 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Tracing Her Shadow

Tracing Her Shadow

2021 · Executive Producer

Hanezu

2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Beyond the Fog

2023 · Producer

Katatsumori

1994 · Director, Writer, Producer

Genpin

2010 · Director, Writer, Producer

Embracing

1992 · Director, Writer, Producer

The Weald

1998 · Director, Writer, Producer

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