Naomi Kawase Movies
- 2016
Amami
Amami6.52016HD
Naomi Kawase goes to the south of Japan in search of her family origins on Amami Island, with her four-year-old son Mitsuki. They meet parents, chat...
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- 1995
Memory of the Wind
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Naomi Kawase observes people in the city of Shibuya with curiosity and openness, drawing parallels between life and filmmaking and discovering her...
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- 2011
Destroy Vicious
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- 2006
Birth/Mother
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Tarachime is a documentary film which observes 'life' through childbirth. Kawase Naomi, a film director working under the theme of family, life and...
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- 2022
Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B
Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B62022HD
From a vast record of 750 days, 5000 hours, Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 SIDE A and SIDE B are the official documentaries by Naomi...
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- 1996
This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)
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The film takes shape through the form of a video exchange between Hirokazu Kore-eda and Naomi Kawase. Each films the world around them and intimately...
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- 2016
Lies
Lies102016HD
This is the story about the life and artistic views of a designer through an interview that’s replete with poetic dialogue.
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- 1988
I Focus on That Which Interests Me
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1988 short film
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- 1989
A Small Largeness
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1989 short film.
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- 2022
Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A
Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A62022HD
Follows Japanese director Naomi Kawase as she directs the official film of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, giving a message that goes beyond the...
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- 2012
Trace
Trace6.52012HD
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...
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- 1995
See Heaven
See Heaven51995HD
The sequel to Naomi Kawase's Katasumori. The film revisits Kawase’s relationship with her "grandma", capturing their love and attachment...
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- 1988
The Concretization of These Things Flying Around Me
The Concretization of These Things Flying Around Me01988HD
1988 film.
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- 1988
My J-W-F
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1988 short film
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- 2021
To The Future
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Through this short film directed by Naomi Kawase you will witness the expressiveness of students and interviews with educators from Waldorf...
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- 2012
Hikaru Utada: Sakura Nagashi
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The song "Sakura Nagashi" by Hikaru Utada, reflects on themes of love, loss, and the beauty of fleeting moments. The opening lines describe cherry...
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- 1991
Like Happiness
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1991 short film
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- 2002
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
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Naomi Kawase's documentary about Nishii Kazuo, a photo critic. He is the last chief editor for the Camera Mainichi magazine, rushing through his time...
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- 2009
Haiku
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Kawase's entry in the Haiku project
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- 1992
Embracing
Embracing6.21992HD
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...
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