Naomi Kawase
Directing•Born May 30, 1969 (age 57)•Nara, Japan
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.
Known For
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
1998•TV Series
Love & Pop
1998•Movie•
7.7
Emergency Exit
2025•Movie•
4.0
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now
2021•TV Series
It Stopped Raining
2020•Movie•
7.7
The Tale of Iya
2013•Movie•
6.9
Shara
2003•Movie•
6.5
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
2026•Movie
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayMay 30, 1969
Place of BirthNara, Japan
Popularity0.6