What a Woman Made (1973)

Release Date: 1973-03-31
Runtime: 0h 11min
Production Company: Electronic Arts Intermix
Production Country: Japan
Director: Mako Idemitsu

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.