Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter

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Born: May 30, 1969
Age in 2026: 57
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1969

About Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also briefly known as Naomi Sento, with her former 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. She became the youngest winner of the la Caméra d'Or award (best new director) at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival for her first 35mm film, Suzaku.

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The world when Naomi Kawase was born

Naomi Kawase was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

#1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
Top movieMidnight Cowboy
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
Defining fadWoodstock festival
Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Naomi Kawase's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1969	2026
Gas	$0.35	$3.45/gal
Average home	$16,400	$435,000
Average income	$10,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.42	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	202.7M	341 million

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