Naomi Kinoshita Japanese Television Director Biography

Naomi Kinoshita (Japanese: 樹下直美) is a Japanese television drama director known for her extensive portfolio of work across major Japanese networks such as TV Asahi, Fuji TV, and NHK. Active in the Japanese television industry for decades, she has directed numerous contemporary drama series spanning various genres including mystery, romance, and human drama.

Career and Directing Work

Naomi Kinoshita has collaborated with prominent broadcasting networks in Japan, directing series that range from multi-season procedural dramas to romantic and dramatic television features. Her notable credits include working on several seasons of established series such as Women Document Detectives (also known as Mikaiketsu no Onna: Keishichou Bunsho Sousakan) for TV Asahi, spanning multiple seasons up through its third season in 2026.

Her directing repertoire includes popular drama titles such as Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking (2025), Midsummer, Grasping Love (2025), Monster (2024), Believe: A Bridge to You (2024), and Kotaro Lives By Himself 2 (2023). Throughout her career, Kinoshita has established a consistent presence in Japanese prime-time television production.

Selected Television Directography

Women Document Detectives Season 3 (TV Asahi / 2026)
Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking (TV Asahi / 2025)
Midsummer, Grasping Love (TV Asahi / 2025)
Monster (Fuji TV-KTV / 2024)
Believe: A Bridge to You (TV Asahi / 2024)
Kotaro Lives By Himself 2 (TV Asahi / 2023)
Police and Prosecutor, Sometimes with Judge (TV Asahi / 2023)
Roppongi Class (TV Asahi / 2022)
Emergency Interrogation Room (TV Asahi / 2021)
First Class (Fuji TV / 2014)