FINAL SHOW – GAMERA, GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE at Rule Zero (Mon 29 July 2024)!
FINAL SHOW – GAMERA, GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE
- Director: Shusuke Kaneko
- 1994 / Japan / 96mins / Japanese with English subtitles
- Doors: 7pm / Intro + Film: 7:30pm / Food served to 9pm / Event: 18+
Now a guardian deity, Gamera tussles with a new incarnation of his old foe – the flying monster Gyaos –first in Fukuoka, and then in a spectacular aerial battle over Tokyo.
“ALL NEW! ALL DIFFERENT! A WHOLE NEW TURTLE!”
Rule Zero is closing, but we’re going out with a (big!) bang… After laying dormant for fifteen years, giant turtle Gamera was rebooted for the big screen just in time for his 30th anniversary, thanks to director Shusuke Kaneko (NECRONOMICON), writer Kazunori Itō (GHOST IN THE SHELL), and special effects director Shinji Higuchi (who went on to direct the smash hit, SHIN GODZILLA).
The rebooted turtle trilogy (1994–1999) features some of the most-loved big monster mashups of all time. We screened Gamera’s 1964 origin story back in 2023 (GAMERA: THE GIANT MONSTER), and it seems only right we close our Rule Zero film programme with the spectacular re-emergence of this very strange beast.
As Roger Ebert put it, “GAMERA is not a good movie but it is a good moviegoing experience”. And that seems like the perfect high to end on. Come have a drink as we get ready to say goodbye to Rule Zero, turtle style!
“The lean, green fighting machine is back – and better than ever!”
Cinemafantastique
GAMERA, GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE ガメラ大怪獣空中決戦 | Gamera Daikaijū Kūchū Kessen (1994) brings cult film fanatic Token Homo’s screening programme at Rule Zero to a spectacular climax. GAMERA, GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE screens in Japanese with English subtitles and an introduction. Tickets just £5.