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Gamera the Brave + introduction by Yuriko Hamaguchi (PG)

All Kaiju Attack: Earth SOS!

A film still showing Gamera, the turtle-like monster

The gigantic turtle is reincarnated once again in this family-friendly reboot, as the young kaiju forms a bond with a boy and grows up to battle a fearsome threat to humanity.

Years after Gamera sacrificed himself for humanity, the benevolent kaiju lives again through a newly hatched turtle. As an adult, his calling as earth’s protector manifests once more as a new, aggressive kaiju, Zedus, begins a destructive rampage.

Gamera the Brave introduced the franchise to a new generation, following the acclaimed Heisei Trilogy. Emphasising respect for the natural world and subtly bringing in environmental themes, it’s an engrossing and often delightful addition to the series. To date, it remains the last Gamera film. This is a very rare chance to see it on the big screen.

In Japanese with English subtitles

Ticket prices

Standard
from £13 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

Yuriko Hamaguchi is an MA student in film curation at the National Film and Television School. Her areas of interest include Japanese and ESEA cinema as well as transnational film histories, with recent curatorial work including Other Ways of Seeing at Cinema Rediscovered 2025 (co-curator) and Park Circus’s Transnational Japan in Hollywood season.

Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.