Mako Idemitsu

Biography

Experimental video artist Mako Idemitsu creates domestic narratives, that examine female identity within the context of the contemporary Japanese family. Echoing and subverting the popular melodramas of Japanese television, she applies a women's liberationist critique to her fictions of the psychological "family romance." Dramatising the strict gender roles that shape mother-child and husband-wife relationships, she explores the role of women in a patriarchal, mediated culture.

Known for

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Kae, Act Like A Girl

1996

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Kiyoko's Situation

1989

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Yoji, What's Wrong With You?

1987

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Hideo, It's Me, Mama

1986

Career timeline

1996

Kae, Act Like A Girl

1996

1989

Kiyoko's Situation

1989

1987

Yoji, What's Wrong With You?

1987

1986

Hideo, It's Me, Mama

1986

1985

Whispering Light

1985

1983

Great Mother (YUMIKO)

1983

1979

Housewives and a Day

1979

1977

Another Day of a Housewife

1977

1975

At Any Place 2

1975

Something Within Me

1975

At Any Place 1

1975

1974

At Yukigaya 1

1974

At Santa Monica 1

1974

Baby Variations

1974

1972

Inner Man

1972

Full filmography

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Kae, Act Like A Girl

1996

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Kiyoko's Situation

1989

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Yoji, What's Wrong With You?

1987

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Hideo, It's Me, Mama

1986

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Whispering Light

1985

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Great Mother (YUMIKO)

1983

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Housewives and a Day

1979

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Another Day of a Housewife

1977

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At Any Place 2

1975

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Something Within Me

1975

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At Any Place 1

1975

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At Yukigaya 1

1974

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At Santa Monica 1

1974

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Baby Variations

1974

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Inner Man

1972

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Shadow Part 1