Naomi Kawase Movies

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....

Naomi Kawase observes people in the city of Shibuya with curiosity and openness, drawing parallels between life and filmmaking and discovering her...

1988 short film

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...

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

It’s about “human evaporation”, referring to the phenomena in Japan called Jouhatsu, in which people – up to 100,000 a year...

1988 film.

From the music of Tunisian composer Amine Bouhafa, Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase crafts a story of two young people ruminating on existence 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...

A short documentary about a traditional festival on Amami Island, featuring food preparations, local residents, and dances at dusk. It is primarily a...