The Dryden will screen Tsuma yo bara no yô ni (Wife! Be Like a Rose! aka Kimiko, Mikio Naruse, Japan 1935, 74 min., 35mm, Japanese w/subtitles) tongiht.

Premiering in New York in 1937, Kimiko is the first Japanese film to have a commercial run in the United States (thirteen years before Rashomon!). Kimiko is a young girl whose parents have separated. When she sets out for her father's house in the country, she envisions bringing him back and reuniting the family. Her plan falls apart, however, once she is confronted with her father's mistress's hospitality and genuine personality.

[source: Dryden website, 2015-Jun-1]