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.
Love & Pop
as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or...
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It Stopped Raining
as Koyomi's MotherA young bioarchaeologist Yukisuke is attracted to a girl Koyomi, who runs a small stand of...
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Shara
as ReikoThe Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly...
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The Tale of Iya
as Dr. AmamiyaAs a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched...
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Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as SelfUsing rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel...
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Katatsumori
as SelfFilmmaker Naomi Kawase captures the love, loss, and loneliness felt as she prepares to move out...
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Shining Besides Funny Moon
as uncreditedA sexy mystery movie where a dominatrix and a detective get to the bottom of a string of suicides.
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Embracing
as SelfA diary film about Kawase's relationship with her grandma and her search for her father, whom...
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See Heaven
as SelfThe sequel to Naomi Kawase's Katasumori. The film revisits Kawase’s relationship with her...
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Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
as SelfKawase tries to come to terms with her late father, whom she never knew when growing up, and...
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Missing Pictures
as HerselfFor every film completed, dozens of potential films fall by the wayside and never make it onto...
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Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
as HerselfKazuo Nishii, renowned editor and photography critic, died in 2001 of stomach cancer. Two months...
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Amami
as SelfNaomi Kawase goes to the south of Japan in search of her family origins on Amami Island, with...
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What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now
as uncreditedA "movie" that is a mirror of the times. At the forefront of the movie, there are "important...
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