THU APR 9, 2026 7:30 PM REPAST / LIGHTNING $12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Aero Theatre | 35mm prints courtesy of The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Series co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles and The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities ‘Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ This event has passed Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP. * All fields are required First Name * Last Name * Email * Quantity * Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILMS: REPAST, 1951, Dir. Mikio Naruse, 93 Mins, Janus Films, Japan In Japanese with English subtitles. Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband. FORMAT: 35mm LIGHTNING, 1952, Dir. Mikio Naruse, 87 Mins, Kadokawa, Japan In Japanese with English subtitles. Facing pressures to marry and having witnessed her two sisters’ own marital struggles, sightseeing bus guide Kiyoko (Hideko Takamine) strives for her own solitary independence, resisting suitors and openly expressing a disdain for men. Through a family of four siblings, each from different fathers, Naruse explores the suffocating family life of Kiyoko’s shitamachi household and its surroundings. LIGHTNING is a buildup of vignettes, events and occurrences, as Kiyo experiences the world around her—misfortune, family tragedy, interpersonal quarrels and the vulgarities of men—trying to make sense of a modern existence where the promise of happiness still comes second for women. FORMAT: 35mm