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Kaijuly – Planet: Meltdown

Running Date: Sat 4 - Sun 5 July

For Kaijuly’s third year at the Showroom, we’re going bigger and better, with a weekend-long concentrated dose of seven kaiju classics. Previously we’ve celebrated the 70th and 60th anniversaries of Godzilla and Gamera respectively, but this year the rubber monster gloves are off and we’re paying reverence to giant creatures of all kinds.

Naturally, Godzilla opens this year’s screenings with Godzilla vs Biollante, a Heisei era bout that pits the big G against the titular mutant plant monster. In Godzilla vs Hedorah, one of the most unique films of the Showa era, Godzilla’s opponent is an equally bizarre creature, personifying pollution as an amorphous smog monster.

Last year Gamera: Guardian of the Universe proved to be an audience darling, so we’re bringing everyone’s favourite giant turtle back to our screens to complete the trilogy with Gamera 2: Attack of Legion and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris.

Moving beyond Japan, we bring Kaijuly closer to home with Gorgo, a 60s British kaiju spectacular that unleashes prehistoric creatures upon the streets of London. And across the pond, we have Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla, a blockbuster Jurassic Park-esque reimagining of Ishirō Honda’s 1954 original. Finally, completing a kind of kaiju cultural exchange, America’s own most famous monster is given a Japanese twist as he faces the fearsome Mechani-Kong in King Kong Escapes (also directed by Honda!).

From Japan’s greatest superstars to their global copycats, this Kaijuly has something for everyone. Secure your pass to ensure you don’t miss a single screening!

Programme Schedule

Saturday 4 July

13.30 - Godzilla v Biollante

16.00 - Gorgo

18.00 - King Kong Escapes

20.30 - Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

Sunday 5 July

13.30 - Godzilla vs Hedorah

15.45 - Godzilla

18.30 - Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Tickets and Passes

Individual Tickets: £12 ( £10 concession*) or £6 with a free CINE26 membership.

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Festival Passes

  • Get a Kaijuly weekend pass for £52.50 — just £42 for Showroom Members**.

  • Saturday Day Pass — £32 (£28 for Showroom Members**)

  • Sunday Day Pass — £24 (£21 for Showroom Members**)

*Concessions: benefit claimants, students, over 60s, and Blue Light cardholders.

**Member discount applies to Flex, Superior, Standard, Supporter, and CINE26 memberships.

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