Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase

Directing
May 30, 1969(age 56)
Nara, Japan

Also Known As

河瀨直美, 仙頭直美, Sentō Naomi, 가와세 나오미, 센토 나오미

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.