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Naomi Kawase

Name in Native Language: "河瀨 直美" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Cinematographer / Actor | * 05/30/1969 (54) | Nara (Japan)
Naomi Kawase (河瀨直美, Kawase Naomi) is a Japanese film director. She was also known as Naomi Sento (仙頭直美, Sentō Naomi), with her former husband's surname. 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. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Romance / Love

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After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, convinced by the discourse of an adoption association, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a baby boy. A few years later, their parenthood is ...

True Mothers

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2020 | 3.6/5 | 2h 20min
Drama
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Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and f ...

Suzaku

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1997 | 3.4/5 | 1h 35min
Drama
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The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no ...

Sweet Bean

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2015 | 3.7/5 | 1h 53min
Drama
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On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved t ...

Still the Water

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2014 | 3.4/5 | 2h 1min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Naomi Kawase

Caméra d'Or Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Carrosse d'Or Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Naomi Kawase as Actress(14)

as herself2021 Missing Pictures
2020 It Stopped Raining
as herself2014 Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as Dr. Amamiya2013 The Tale of Iya
as herself2012 Trace
as herself2006 Birth/Mother
as Reiko2003 Shara
as herself2002 Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
as herself2001 Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)1998 Love & Pop
1996 Sun on the Horizon
as herself1995 See Heaven
as herself1994 Katatsumori
as herself1992 Embracing

TV Shows/Series with Naomi Kawase as Actress(1)

as herself1998 Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai

Movies with Naomi Kawase as Crew(81)

Production/Producer2023 Beyond the Fog
Directing/Director2022 Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A
Directing/Director2022 Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B
Production/Executive Producer2021 Tracing Her Shadow
Directing/Director2020 True Mothers
Writing/Screenplay2020 True Mothers
Production/Executive Producer2019 The Nikaidos' Fall
Directing/Director2018 Vision
Production/Producer2018 Vision
Writing/Writer2018 Vision
Directing/Director2018 Parallel World
Directing/Director2018 CINEMA FIGHTERS
Writing/Writer2018 CINEMA FIGHTERS
Directing/Director2017 Radiance
Writing/Screenplay2017 Radiance
Directing/Director2016 Seed
Writing/Writer2016 Seed
Directing/Director2016 Lies
Directing/Director2015 Sweet Bean
Production/Associate Producer2015 Sweet Bean
Writing/Screenplay2015 Sweet Bean
Production/Producer2014 A Midsummer's Fantasia
Directing/Director2014 Still the Water
Editing/Editor2014 Still the Water
Production/Producer2014 Still the Water
Writing/Screenplay2014 Still the Water
Camera/Director of Photography2012 Hanezu
Directing/Director2012 Hanezu
Editing/Editor2012 Hanezu
Writing/Screenplay2012 Hanezu
Directing/Director2012 Trace
Production/Producer2012 Inori
Directing/Director2011 3.11 A Sense of Home
Directing/Director2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Directing/Director2010 Genpin
Production/Producer2010 Genpin
Writing/Writer2010 Genpin
Directing/Director2009 Visitors
Crew/Cinematography2009 Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase
Directing/Director2009 Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase
Editing/Editor2009 Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase
Directing/Director2008 Nanayo
Editing/Editor2008 Nanayo
Production/Producer2008 Nanayo
Writing/Screenplay2008 Nanayo
Directing/Director2007 The Mourning Forest
Production/Producer2007 The Mourning Forest
Writing/Screenplay2007 The Mourning Forest
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Birth/Mother
Directing/Director2006 Birth/Mother
Directing/Director2003 Shara
Writing/Writer2003 Shara
Directing/Director2002 Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
Directing/Director2001 Firefly
Editing/Editor2001 Firefly
Sound/Music2001 Firefly
Writing/Writer2001 Firefly
Crew/Cinematography2001 Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Directing/Director2001 Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Editing/Editor2001 Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Writing/Writer2001 Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Directing/Director1999 Kaleidoscope
Camera/Director of Photography1997 The Weald
Directing/Director1997 The Weald
Editing/Editor1997 The Weald
Production/Producer1997 The Weald
Directing/Director1997 Suzaku
Writing/Writer1997 Suzaku
Directing/Director1996 Sun on the Horizon
Writing/Writer1996 Sun on the Horizon
Directing/Director1995 See Heaven
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Katatsumori
Directing/Director1994 Katatsumori
Editing/Editor1994 Katatsumori
Production/Producer1994 Katatsumori
Writing/Writer1994 Katatsumori
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Embracing
Directing/Director1992 Embracing
Editing/Editor1992 Embracing
Production/Producer1992 Embracing
Sound/Sound Recordist1992 Embracing

TV Shows/Series with Naomi Kawase as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2020 Homemade

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.kawasenaomi.com
Twitter
Full Name: Naomi Sentō
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Friday, 05/30 1969 (May) in Nara (Japan) (current age: 54 years + 329 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Spouses (current/former): Takenori Sentō
Other names for Naomi Kawase (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"河瀨直美"
"仙頭直美"
"Sentō Naomi"
"가와세 나오미"
"센토 나오미"
"Наоми Кавасэ"
"河瀬直美"
"かわせなおみ"
"かわせ なおみ" (Kana/Japanese)
Naomi Kawase frequently works together with these people:
Uno Kawase (7x, Cast)
Roman Dymny (7x, Crew)
Rungano Nyoni (5x, Crew)
Tina Baz (5x, Crew)
Eiji Mori (5x, Crew)
Pedro González-Rubio (5x, Crew)
Shigetake Ao (4x, Crew)
Masatoshi Nagase (4x, Actor)
Yasuhiro Ota (4x, Crew)
Olivier Goinard (4x, Crew)
Jussi Jaakola (4x, Crew)
Ally Acker (4x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:486228, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024