FILM DIRECTOR

Naomi Kawase

1969 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Naomi Kawase has received more than 267,314 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Naomi Kawase is the 1,234th most popular film director (down from 1,213th in 2019), the 1,401st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,317th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Japanese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Naomi Kawases by language

Over the past year Naomi Kawase has had the most page views in the with 58,803 views, followed by English (23,814), and French (10,572). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (113.57%), Basque (75.46%), and Cornish (73.21%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Naomi Kawase ranks 1,234 out of 2,041. Before her are Zoltan Korda, Curt Goetz, David Ayer, Tony Gilroy, Gilles Grangier, and Justin Lin. After her are Shunji Iwai, Jiří Weiss, Sam Simon, Abram Room, Antonio Mercero, and Colin Higgins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Naomi Kawase ranks 270. Before her are Wyclef Jean, Lukas Moodysson, Domingos Paciência, Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Rana Hussein, and Lisa Su. After her are Patton Oswalt, Pavel Tonkov, Yelena Shushunova, Sarina Wiegman, Vassily Ivanchuk, and Ravindra Prabhat.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Naomi Kawase ranks 1,401 out of 6,245. Before her are Chieko Hase (1956), Yuji Hyakutake (1950), Asuka (1981), Tsuneko Sasamoto (1914), Ōten Shimokawa (1892), and Miyavi (1981). After her are Nobuko Imai (1943), Shunji Iwai (1963), Chiharu Igaya (1931), Masaru Furukawa (1936), Masami Ihara (1967), and Hiroshi Nanami (1972).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Naomi Kawase ranks 48. Before her are Yoshishige Yoshida (1933), Hideo Nakata (1961), Masaaki Yuasa (1965), Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), Kei Kumai (1930), and Kihachi Okamoto (1924). After her are Shunji Iwai (1963), Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Yōjirō Takita (1955), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (1978), Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973), and Takashi Shimizu (1972).

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Filmography

Sweet Bean
Director
The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.
May 30o 20157.5 / 10
Still the Water
Director
On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.
Jun 1o 20146.9 / 10
Radiance
Director
The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.
May 27o 20176.7 / 10