Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also briefly known as Naomi Sento , 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.
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Photos 1
In their own words 6
I usually start with an outline and the basic idea. But I keep the idea simple enough so that everyone on set can have it in their head.
Nihon Cine Art Blog - Interview by Christopher Bourne - Translated by Brian Nishii - Interview with Naomi Kawase - 26 May 2009 - Archive
I didn’t come into filmmaking from, as you say, watching other films and then wanting to be a director.
Nihon Cine Art Blog - Interview by Christopher Bourne - Translated by Brian Nishii - Interview with Naomi Kawase - 26 May 2009 - Archive
I don’t think being able to see is the only thing cinema can offer. Other than that, it’s a media that lets you feel.
The Upcoming - Article and Interview by Joseph Owen - Hikari (Radiance): An interview with Naomi Kawase - 25 MAY 2017 - Archive
Filmography 40
Sweet Bean
Love & Pop
Still the Water
Radiance
True Mothers
The Mourning Forest
Suzaku
Shara
Vision
The Tale of Iya
Nanayo
Hanezu
A Midsummer's Fantasia
Katatsumori
It Stopped Raining
Embracing
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Birth/Mother
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Yakushima's Illusion
Tracing Her Shadow
Kaleidoscope
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
Genpin
See Heaven
The Nikaidos' Fall
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
The Weald
Emergency Exit
Koma
Firefly
Beyond the Fog
Seed
Lies
Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B149 credits on file
Television 3
Homemade
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies NowAwards 5
In their orbit 1
Connected to Naomi 6
About this person
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