Kae, Act Like A Girl
加恵、女の子でしょ！
Synopsis
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 liberationist awakening. Here she presents a young female artist's conflict with the traditional, patriarchal expectations of women in Japanese culture, in which men are privileged and women are groomed to be wives and mothers. Within Idemitsu's narrative, video screens and images represent the protagonist's inner struggle — memories, conscience, familial pressure — as she subordinates and then ultimately achieves her personal and artistic desires.
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- Director
- Mako Idemitsu
- Screenplay & Story
- Mako Idemitsu
- Original Title
- 加恵、女の子でしょ！
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 47m
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What is Kae, Act Like A Girl about?
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 liberationist awakening. Here she presents a young female artist's conflict with the traditional, patriarchal expectations of women in Japanese culture, in which men are privileged and women are groomed to be wives and mothers. Within Idemitsu's narrative, video screens and images represent the protagonist's inner struggle — memories, conscience, familial pressure — as she subordinates and then ultimately achieves her personal and artistic desires.
Who directed Kae, Act Like A Girl?
Kae, Act Like A Girl was directed by Mako Idemitsu.
Who stars in Kae, Act Like A Girl?
The principal cast of Kae, Act Like A Girl includes Yuri Kinugawa, Kanji Okumura, Kae Shimada.
When was Kae, Act Like A Girl released and how long is it?
Kae, Act Like A Girl was released in 1996 with a total runtime of 47m.