Herself
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 faded, dusty photographs capturing the kindness in her grandmother’s shy smile that truly bring the woman to life.
Self
Tarachime is a documentary film which observes 'life' through childbirth. Kawase Naomi, a film director working under the theme of family, life and death, presents the bond of life through her own childbirth experience. "First, I was planning to film from the day I conceived a child and to the moment I gave birth. But I realized, while filming, that this is not the story of "one life." In the end, the film sublimed to a higher stage on which we can witness the knot tying one life with another."
Self
Kawase, obsesionada por el abandono que sufrío a su nacimiento, se busca en su abuela (que la adoptó), en su madre, en su padre,... y acaba intentando exhortizar todos esos fantasmas...
Imágenes de lluvia, flores, insectos y la tía abuela de la directora acompañadas de la voz en off de una niña que lee unas cartas.
Self
Tercer documental dedicado a la tía abuela de la directora Naomi Kawase.
Self
Documental centrado en la relación entre la directora y su tía abuela, y en el trabajo y rituales de la anciana en el huerto desde la siembra de las semillas hasta la recolección de las verduras.
Self
A diary film about Kawase's relationship with her Grandma and the search for her Father, whom she has not seen since her parents divorced during her early childhood.
