Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Japan, 1995
After giant, pterodactyl-like Gyaos threaten the Japanese mainland, Gamera emerges from the Pacific to fight its arch-nemesis along with a plucky team of Japanese military officers and scientists. Star Ayako Fujitani made her big screen debut as the daughter of a Coast Guard officer who becomes psychically bonded with the giant rocket turtle in this wildly fun reboot of the famed
kaiju series on its 30th anniversary.
DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles, 96 min. Director: Shusuke Kaneko. Screenwriter: Kazunori Ito. With: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani.
Series website: https://cinema.ucla.edu/events/2024/celebrating-giant-robot
Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.
Sponsor(s): Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, Film and Television Archive, Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities, Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, UCLA Alumni Association, West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council.