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Naomi Sentou

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Naomi Sentou

別名: 河瀨直美 / 河瀬直美 / Naomi Kawase
ペンネーム: Naomi Kawase（Name widely used professionally as a film director; used in public and professional contexts.）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1969-05-30 （Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Film director, Screenwriter, Producer
活動期間
1992年〜
所属
Kumie Co., Ltd. (personal office / production company)

学歴

Osaka Visual Arts (formerly Osaka School of Photography)
Film Department
国: Japan
After graduation she worked as an instructor at the same school and gained practical teaching experience.

受賞歴

Camera d'Or
1997
対象作品: Moe no Suzaku
主催: Cannes Film Festival
結果: 受賞
FIPRESCI Prize
1997
対象作品: Moe no Suzaku
主催: International Film Festival Rotterdam
結果: 受賞
Grand Prix (Jury Prize / Special Grand Prix)
2007
対象作品: The Mourning Forest
主催: Cannes Film Festival
結果: 受賞
Ecumenical Jury Award
2017
対象作品: Hikari (Radiance / Light)
主催: Cannes Film Festival
結果: 受賞
Carrosse d'Or (Golden Coach)
2009
主催: Cannes Film Festival
結果: 受賞（女性・アジア人として初受賞）
Art Encouragement Prize (New Artists) / Minister of Education Award
1997
対象作品: Moe no Suzaku
主催: Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
結果: 受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier
2015
主催: Government of France
結果: 叙勲（受章）
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Officier
2022
主催: Government of France
結果: 叙勲（受章）
Hochi Film Award — Best Director
2020
対象作品: Asa ga Kuru (True Mothers / Morning Comes)
主催: Hochi Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Film Awards — Best Director
2021
対象作品: Asa ga Kuru (True Mothers / Morning Comes)
主催: Mainichi Shimbun
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Moe no Suzaku

1997年 Drama with documentary elements

A feature exploring the fragments of a family and regeneration around two young sisters. Kawase's first 35mm commercial feature that gained international recognition.

familyloss and rebirthmemory

The Mourning Forest

2007年 Drama

A quiet film portraying life, death and healing through the interactions between an elderly woman with dementia and a man. Won the Grand Prix at Cannes.

life and deathhealingnature

An

2015年 Drama

Set around a wagashi (Japanese sweets) shop, the film explores dignity and compassion through the relationship with an elderly woman; it attracted attention at Cannes.

dignityempathyintergenerational relationships

Hikari (Radiance / Light)

2017年 Drama

Through the story of a visually impaired film director, the film questions the meaning of cinematic art and expression. Won the Ecumenical Jury Award at Cannes.

expression and disabilityessence of filmcoexistence

Asa ga Kuru (True Mothers / Morning Comes)

2020年 Drama

A layered story about family and motherhood. Received acclaim domestically and internationally and won several directing awards.

motherhoodfamilysocial issues

全著作

  • Moe no Suzaku
  • The Mourning Forest
  • An
  • Hikari (Radiance)
  • Asa ga Kuru (True Mothers)

作風・主題

文体
Quiet, poetic visual styleRealism blended with documentary perspective
頻出モチーフ
relationship between nature and humansfamily and kinshiplife and death

評価・遺産

As a female director from a regional background, she achieved numerous international festival honors and raised the international profile of Japanese cinema. She is praised for her empathetic gaze and poetic visuals, and remains active in cultural exchange and film education.

記念館・博物館

  • Naomi Kawase Signature Pavilion "Dialogue Theater - Inochi no Akashi -" Osaka-Kansai Expo site (Pavilion) 2025年開館

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library / archived identifier records
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France holdings

大衆文化への影響

  • Frequent coverage on television programs and documentaries

豆知識

  • Won the Camera d'Or at the 50th Cannes Film Festival for "Moe no Suzaku" and was at the time the youngest-ever recipient (27).
  • In 2009 she became the first woman and first Asian to receive the Carrosse d'Or at Cannes.
  • Awarded the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) in 2015 and promoted to Officier in 2022.
  • Born in Nara Prefecture and closely involved with the local Nara International Film Festival.