Naomi Kawase Movies

A diary film about Kawase's relationship with her grandma and her search for her father, whom she has not seen since her parents divorced during her...

1991 short film

Kawase's debut film, shot after a fateful encounter with an 8mm film camera. The sturdy frame honestly reflects what the photographer sees and feels....

Kawase pays tribute to the grandmother that raised her after being separated from her parents as a child. The film teems with memories, but it is the...

Tarachime is a documentary film which observes 'life' through childbirth. Kawase Naomi, a film director working under the theme of family, life and...

1989 short film.

Through this short film directed by Naomi Kawase you will witness the expressiveness of students and interviews with educators from Waldorf...

Naomi Kawase returns to the mountains of her feature film Suzaku and portraits the people that inspired the movie.

Taichi, a security worker, meets a girl, Heki, at a bar. The next evening, he sees the beautiful view of his town for the first time in ages, and...

1989 short film

1990 short film