Mako Idemitsu
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Mako Idemitsu
ARCHIVE REEL
WA
EDITION NO. 686What a Woman Made
•1973
Filmography
Acting (1)
Production & Directing (46)
2000
The Past AheadDirector
1996
Kae, Act Like A GirlDirector
1996
Kae, Act Like A GirlWriter
1989
Kiyoko's SituationDirector
1987
Yoji, What's Wrong With You?Director
1986
Great Mother (Sachiko)Director
1986
Hideo, It's Me, MamaDirector
1986
The Marriage of YasushiDirector
1985
Whispering LightDirector
1984
Play and CapriciousnessDirector
1983
Great Mother (YUMIKO)Director
1983
Great Mother (Harumi)Director
1982
Shadow Part 2Director
1982
Animus Part 1Director
1982
Animus Part 2Director
1982
ToryanseDirector
1981
1980
Shadow Part 1Director
1980
My America, Your AmericaDirector
1979
Housewives and a DayDirector
1979
At Yukigaya 4Director
1978
Make UpDirector
1978
At Any Place 5Director
1978
At Karuizawa 1Director
1977
Another Day of a HousewifeDirector
1977
WomenDirector
1977
At Any Place 3Director
1977
At Yukigaya 3Director
1975
At Any Place 2Director
1975
Something Within MeDirector
1975
At Any Place 1Director
1975
At Santa Monica 3Director
1975
At New Mexico 1Director
1974
At Yukigaya 1Director
1974
Baby VariationsDirector
1974
At Santa Monica 2Director
1974
At Yukigaya 2Director
1974
Sam Are You Listening?Director
1973
What a Woman MadeDirector
1973
At Santa Monica 1Director
5.0
1973
NextDirector
1972
Woman's HouseDirector
1972
Inner ManDirector
1970
Hi! EckardDirector
1970
You Can't Get What You WantDirector