Mako Idemitsu Movies

Kiyoko's Situation articulates the deeply embedded cultural roles of Japanese women through the parallel stories of two female artists, Kiyoko and...

In Idemitsu's seminal women's liberationist video, the image of a tampon swirling in a toilet bowl slowly appears, as the artist speaks about the...

Whispering Light, 1985, film, 10:50 min, color In this emblematic personal film, light and shadow of plants is successfully constructed over the...

Housewives who find faults in other women that they refuse to admit in themselves, gossiping about them as if it were none of their business. This...

This film shows colorful flowers, frame by frame, with some music. The trembling flower resembles a music symphony.

This film is requiem for Idemitsu's father's death.

In Kae, Act Like A Girl, Idemitsu continues her experimental narrative exploration of women's roles in contemporary Japan with a tale of women's...

This work portrays 'Animus,' a Jungian concept representing the masculine aspect within women. The Animus embodies both positive and negative...

At Yukigaya 1, 1974, film, 3 min, color. A comical mindscape, the film stars Sam Francis who was Idemitsu’s ex-husband.

One man's life is expressed in a form of a mime with a factories' chimneys are placed as its backdrop.

A plan of a house that is reminiscent of a miniature garden used as a psychological treatment to assist in self-confirmation at a middle-class...

This abstract film shows images of tree shadows or natural light of summer sky. Its use of special B/W film creates sharp contrasts depicting...

Depicts one weekend of a gay couple. The title "Touryanse" refers to a Japanese nursery rhyme.

This film shows lofty sentiments with music by Aki Takahashi. Idemitsu’s mental images are beautifully and sensuously filmed; a mass of snails...

Commissioned by the American Center Japan, Idemitsu made a video introducing her husband Sam Francis. She interviewed 5 people about their views of...

A woman performs domestic chores, watched by a television displaying the image of her own eye. The home is recast as a space of surveillance, control...

Images of a beautiful mountain sunset overlaps images of a crowd walking in a hurry.

The relationship between the mother and daughter is psychologically very tight. The isolated husband is irritated and becomes violent whenever he...

This work portrays 'Animus,' a Jungian concept representing the masculine side of the female psyche. It embodies the 'Animus image' felt upon viewing...

Under the wild cloudy skies of New Mexico, Idemitsu reflected on the history of the native Americans.