Naomi Kawase
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Born May 30, 1969 · Nara, Japan
Active 1988–present
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.
Filmography
Yakushima's Illusion (2025) — Director · WriterEmergency Exit (2025)The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard (2026)Transit in Flamingo (2026) — Executive ProducerEchoes of Motherhood (2025)Sweet Bean (2015) — Director · Screenplay · Associate ProducerLove & Pop (1998) — Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)True Mothers (2020) — Director · Screenplay · Director of PhotographyStill the Water (2014) — Director · Screenplay · Editor · ProducerRadiance (2017) — Director · ScreenplaySuzaku (1997) — Director · WriterThe Mourning Forest (2007) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerKatatsumori (1994) — Director · Director of Photography · Editor · Producer · WriterShara (2003) — Reiko · Writer · DirectorThe Tale of Iya (2013) — Dr. AmamiyaLies (2016) — DirectorNanayo (2008) — Director · Screenplay · Producer · EditorIt Stopped Raining (2020) — Koyomi's MotherA Midsummer's Fantasia (2015) — ProducerHanezu (2012) — Director · Screenplay · Producer · Director of Photography · EditorHomemade (2020) — DirectorRien ne s'efface (2008) — elle-mêmeHikaru Utada: Sakura Nagashi (2012) — DirectorBeyond the Fog (2023) — Producer