What a Woman Made

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 troubling roles, responsibilities and expectations of women in a clinical tone. Minimal in composition, What a Woman Made is a candid critique of the treatment of women in Japanese society.

• Mako IdemitsuDirector

Release date

March 31, 1973

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

11m

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