directors
naomi kawase
Born in Nara, Japan, she studied at the Osaka School of Photography. Made her directorial debut with Embracing, a documental short about the search for her father who left during her youth. She also directed films such as Suzaku, winner of the Caméra d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival; Shara; The Mourning Forest, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes; Hanezu; Still the Water; and An, winner of Audience Award to the Best Foreign Fiction at the 39th Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo, Brazil.
Filmography
[2018] Vision
[2017] Radiance
[2015] Sweet Bean
[2014] Still the Water
[2012] Chiri
[2011] Hanezu
[2010] Genpin
[2007] The Mourning Forest
[2003] Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
[2003] Shara
[2000] Hotaru
[1997] Suzaku