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Godzilla vs Megalon + introduction by kaiju expert Steven Sloss (12A*)

All Kaiju Attack: Earth SOS!

,Cinema 1
Godzilla, Megalon and Gigan standing in a row

This cult favourite has everything – Godzilla. A buzzsaw-chested space monster. A beetle-like behemoth. A friendly robot. And a world in peril once again…

Nuclear testing provokes Seatopia, an underground civilisation, into fighting back against humankind with two horrifying kaiju – insectoid megabeast Megalon and chickenlike cyborg Gigan. Godzilla is the world’s only hope, although a robot with a secret power may also offer salvation.

There is a lot of fun to be had in this joyful kaiju rumble film, which introduced many young audiences to Godzilla in the west. With themes of nature striking back against humanity’s destructive impulses and Godzilla once again flexing his eco-saviour muscles, it culminates in an epic monster battle that has to be seen to be believed.

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In Japanese with English subtitles

*This screening has been locally classified.

Film information
  • Release year   1973
  • Country   Japan
  • Director   Jun Fukuda
  • Runtime   1 hr 21 min

Ticket prices

Standard
£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.

Steven Sloss is a lifelong fan and scholar of kaiju cinema who has written and presented on the subject for the BFI, BBC, Arrow Films, Glasgow Film Festival, and more. He is the former co-host of the AV Club-featured Kaijusaurus Podcast and is currently writing a book on the original Godzilla (1954) for Bloomsbury Publishing and the BFI.

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
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EC2Y 8DS

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