Naomi Kawase
AKA: 河瀨直美仙頭直美Sentō Naomi가와세 나오미센토 나오미Наоми Кавасэ河瀬直美かわせなおみ
Born May 30,1969
Nara, Japan
Directing
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.
