Yoji, Waht's Wrong with You? |
1987 · Video · 18min. |
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Mama has plans for son Yoji even before his birth, plans that no one, not even her absent philandering husband or Yoji himself can persuade her to abandon. Stereotypically maternal manipulation conflicting with a son's desire to live his own life is at the core of this work. The conflict is represented in a flatly lit, austere space, with a television playing a significant narrative throughout the piece. The push-and-pull of filial relations has a witty, incestuous bite. |
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The Marriage of YASUSHI |
1986 · Video · 25min. 20sec. |
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Today, Japan is envied by the world for her economic prosperity, which however, has resulted in producing this sort of average family. Its contains a wife who has to serve her husband, a preoccupied businessman, and who showers all her attention on her child who is also left behind at home with the mother. The child, especially a son, becomes a replacement for her husband. Mother and son share an intimate life like lovers at home without the husband. It seems that this is such a common occurrence that Japanese society ignores this video work. Those that are envious of the Japanese economic success will become less so if they see this work and realize what this real phenomena in Japanese society is like. |
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Great Mother (SACHIKO) |
1984 · Video · 18min.50sec. |
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The relationship between the mother and daughter is psychologically very tight. The isolated husband is irritated and becomes violent whenever he drinks but the two women cannot understand the reason of his violence. The mother lets the daughter marry for appearance's sake although in reality she hangs onto the daughter forever. |
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| Great Mother (HARUMI) | 1983 · Video · 13min. |
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In this work, the subconscious problems of a daughter who rejects going school is observed by the function of C.G. Jung's psychological concept, the Great Mother. The subconsciousness of the daughter is shown on the screen of the monitor in the scenes. When the daughter becomes violent, how does a personified great mother function? |
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| Great Mother (YUMIKO) | 1983 · Video · 24min.30sec. |
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A calm intelligent understanding cooperative mother and the daughter who is always running after men. What she really wants is the unrefined mother's warmth. However ..... |
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HIDEO, It's Me, MAMA |
1983 · Video · 27min. |
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In the early 80's and extravagant campaign to sell the newly discovered video machine was mounted in Japan. About this time, there was a growing problem where bored housewives were becoming over attached to their children, and finding it almost impossible to let them leave the family nest. "Video and children were now being used as substitutes to fill the emptiness of the lives of many Japanese house wives," I felt. This disturbing development in Japanese society prompted me to make a video, a black comedy exploring the theme. At the same time, I was overhearing the persistent voices: "let's make a home video!" |