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Naomi Kawase: Quick Facts

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Japanese Director Naomi Kawase to Lead Doha Film Festival Jury • Oct. 26, 2026, 9:30 AM ET (Variety)

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Born May 30, 1969 (age 57) • Nara • Japan
Awards And Honors Cannes film festival (2007)
Notable Works “Embracing” • “Firefly” • “Katatsumori” • “Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom” • “Moe no suzaku” • “Shara” • “The Mourning Forest”

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