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Naomi Kawase

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

May 30, 1969(56)

Place of Birth

Nara, Japan

Also Known As

河瀨直美仙頭直美Sentō Naomi가와세 나오미센토 나오미

Naomi Kawase

Directing

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

Filmography