Naomi Kawase
Naomi Kawase | |
|---|---|
| 河瀨直美 | |
Naomi Kawase at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in 2025 | |
| Born | 30 May 1969 Nara, Japan |
| Other names | Naomi Sento |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse |
Takenori Sento
(m. 1997; div. 2000) |
Naomi Kawase (ⓘ; Japanese: 河瀨直美, romanized: Kawase Naomi; born 30 May 1969) is a Japanese film director. She was also briefly known as Naomi Sento (仙頭直美, Sentō Naomi), with her former husband's surname. 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.