Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase (河瀨直美, Kawase Naomi?, born May 30, 1969 in Nara, Japan) is a Japanese film director. She was also known as Naomi Sento ( 仙頭直美, Sentō Naomi?), with her then-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.