1969-05-30 Nara, Japan
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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The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard | 2025-06-07 | |
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Missing Pictures | Self | 2021-06-09 |
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静かな雨 | Koyomi's Mother | 2020-02-07 |
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奄美 | Self | 2016-07-13 |
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Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | Self | 2014-08-10 |
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祖谷物語 -おくのひと- | Dr. Amamiya | 2013-10-22 |
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冴え冴えてなほ滑稽な月 | 2013-09-07 | |
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塵 | Self | 2012-10-30 |
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Destroy Vicious デストロイ・ヴィシャス | 2011-03-05 | |
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垂乳女 | Self | 2006-08-10 |
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沙羅双樹 | Reiko | 2003-07-12 |
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追臆のダンス | Self | 2002-04-06 |
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きゃからばあ | Self | 2001-08-09 |
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万華鏡 | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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ラブ&ポップ | Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice) | 1998-01-10 |
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陽は傾ぶき | 1996-01-01 | |
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天、見たけ | Self | 1995-06-06 |
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風の記憶 | Herself | 1995-12-31 |
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かたつもり | Self | 1994-05-22 |
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につつまれて | Self | 1992-01-01 |
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