Naomi Kawase | |
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![]() Kawase in 2017 | |
Born | Nara, Japan |
Other names | Naomi Sento |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse |
Takenori Sento
(m. 1997; div. 2000) |
Naomi Kawase (河瀨直美, Kawase Naomi) is a Japanese film director. She was also 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.