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A diary film about Kawase's relationship with her grandma and her search for her father, whom she has not seen since her parents divorced during her...
Embracing
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...
Trace
The sequel to Naomi Kawase's Katasumori. The film revisits Kawase’s relationship with her "grandma", capturing their love and attachment...
See Heaven
Kawase tries to come to terms with her late father, whom she never knew when growing up, and contemplates getting a tattoo like his.
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Tarachime is a documentary film which observes 'life' through childbirth. Kawase Naomi, a film director working under the theme of family, life and...
Birth/Mother
The last piece of the trilogy, following 'Katatsumori' and 'See Heaven', filming her grandma and herself. Her gazes and insights are cast on the...
Sun on the Horizon
Filmmaker Naomi Kawase captures the love, loss, and loneliness felt as she prepares to move out of her foster mother's home.
Katatsumori