Untitled Naomi Kawase Film
Untitled Naomi Kawase Film
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Naomi Kawase
Director & actor · born 30 May 1969 · 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.
Where to start: Sweet Bean (2015).
As director 55
Yakushima's Illusion
2025 · 7.7/10
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echo
2023 · 2.5/10
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Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B
2022 · 6.0/10
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Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A
2022 · 6.0/10
NewTo The Future
To The Future
2021
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True Mothers
2020 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
The Moon
2018
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Vision
2018 · 4.9/10
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Cinema Fighters
2018
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Parallel World
2018
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Where Does the Sand Go?
2017
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Radiance
2017 · 6.5/10
Popcorn Flick
Amami
2016 · 6.5/10
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Lies
2016 · 10.0/10
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Seed
2016 · 3.0/10
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Sweet Bean
2015 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
Amami
2015
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Still the Water
2014 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Hikaru Utada: Sakura Nagashi
2012 · 8.0/10
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2012 · 6.5/10
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Hanezu
2012 · 6.0/10
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60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011 · 4.3/10
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3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · 6.5/10
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Genpin
2010 · 5.0/10
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Koma
2009 · 6.0/10
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Haiku
2009 · 3.5/10
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Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase
2009 · 6.7/10
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Nanayo
2008 · 7.0/10
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The Mourning Forest
2007 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Birth/Mother
2006 · 6.6/10
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Shara
2003 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
2002 · 6.2/10
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Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
2001 · 6.4/10
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Firefly
2001 · 7.0/10
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Kaleidoscope
1999 · 5.0/10
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The Weald
1998 · 5.7/10
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Suzaku
1997 · 7.3/10
Worth the Hype
Sun on the Horizon
1996 · 7.0/10
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This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)
1996 · 1.0/10
NewMemory of the Wind
Memory of the Wind
1995 · 3.0/10
NewKaze no kioku: Shibuya ni te 1995.12.26
Kaze no kioku: Shibuya ni te 1995.12.26
1995
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See Heaven
1995 · 5.4/10
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Katatsumori
1994 · 7.7/10
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White Moon
1993
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Embracing
1992 · 6.4/10
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Like Happiness
1991
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The Girls' Daily Bread
1990
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My Sole Family
1989
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A Small Largeness
1989
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Presently,
1989
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The Concretization of These Things Flying Around Me
1988
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Papa's Ice Cream
1988
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My J-W-F
1988
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I Focus on That Which Interests Me
1988
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The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard
2026 · 7.9/10
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Emergency Exit
2025 · 4.0/10
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It Stopped Raining
2020 · 7.5/10
NewAmami
2016 · 6.5/10
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Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014 · 6.5/10
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The Tale of Iya
2013 · 6.9/10
NewTrace
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2012 · 6.5/10
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Rien ne s'efface
2008 · 8.0/10
NewBirth/Mother
2006 · 6.6/10
NewShara
2003 · 6.4/10
Popcorn FlickLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
2002 · 6.2/10
NewSky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
2001 · 6.4/10
NewKaleidoscope
1999 · 5.0/10
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Love & Pop
1998 · 7.7/10
Worth the HypeSun on the Horizon
1996 · 7.0/10
NewMemory of the Wind
Memory of the Wind
1995 · 3.0/10
NewSee Heaven
1995 · 5.4/10
NewKatatsumori
1994 · 7.7/10
NewEmbracing
1992 · 6.4/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Naomi Kawase movie?
By viewer score, Sweet Bean (2015) at 7.5/10.
What are Naomi Kawase’s most popular movies?
Sweet Bean, Radiance, Still the Water.
How many movies has Naomi Kawase made?
74 films on TMDB, 55 as director, 19 as actor.