KaiJuly Raids Again! The Showroom's celebration of all thing’s kaiju, of giant monsters, rubber suits, of nuclear horrors, mystical fantasy, and royal rumble free-for-alls.
For it's second year, the Showroom is celebrating 60 years of Gamera, the giant, fire breathing guardian turtle!
Expect further appearances from King Ghidorah, Mothra, Rodan, the colossal divine-spirit Daimajin, and the original King of Monsters, Godzilla.
The Gamera franchise began in 1965, with Gamera – The Giant Monster produced by Daiei Films as a competitor to the titanically popular Godzilla franchise. The series immediately forged its own identity, positioning its titular monster as a hero to all children despite more violent action and kaiju blood.
The Showroom will screen five films as part of KaiJuly season. This selection explores a wide breadth of the kaiju canon, from Gamera’s beginnings as an atomically awakened ancient deity (Gamera, 1965), through the pulp sci-fi enthused debut of Monster Zero in Ghidorah – The Three Headed Monster (1964), the wintry samurai-era epic Wrath of Daimajin (1966), the black and white re-edit of the Oscar winning return of the Toho titan (Godzilla – Minus One/ Minus Color, 2023), and finally the first film in the beloved Heisei trilogy, Gamera – The Guardian of the Universe (2016).
Join the Showroom on Saturday 5th July for a Giant Monster All-Out After Party with classic kaiju videogames, themed drinks, zines and more!
A season pass is available, entitling you to access all of the films in the KaiJuly season at a discounted price.
