Sun 5/15
Gamera vs. Barugon
Join tokusatsu fans from across the city for a screening of the 1966 Japanese monster movie Gamera vs. Barugon, the second of eight kaiju films in the franchise’s Showa era. Watch the fire-breathing turtle monster Gamera battle it out with the LGBT-friendly lizard monster Barugon (it emits a rainbow from its back) and then stay for special guest appearances by comic book artist Matt Frank (Godzilla: Rulers of Earth) and author August Ragone (Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters). Proceeds from the event benefit earthquake relief efforts in San Antonio’s sister city of Kumamoto, Japan. $10, 7-10pm Sun, Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes, 1255 SW Loop 410, (210) 677-8500, mechagorilla.com. – Kiko Martínez
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