Naomi Kawase Movies

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

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

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...

1988 short film

1989 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....

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

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

1990 short film

1989 short film

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

1991 short film