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Rather than promoting a single standalone screening, this sheet advertises one of Toho’s famous school-holiday all-family matinee programmes, in which kaijū features, tokusatsu heroes, anime, and children’s entertainment were bundled together for young audiences.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"616\"\u003eFilm \/ programme background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"619\"\u003eReleased in 1972, \u003cstrong data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eGodzilla vs. Gigan\u003c\/strong\u003e (「地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン」) was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eJun Fukuda\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains one of the key later Shōwa-era Godzilla titles, introducing the razor-limbed alien monster \u003cstrong data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"823\"\u003eGigan\u003c\/strong\u003e in a spectacular showdown also involving \u003cstrong data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"882\"\u003eKing Ghidorah\u003c\/strong\u003e. In Japan, the film was exhibited as part of the immensely popular \u003cstrong data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"976\"\u003eToho Champion Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e circuit, a series that became a defining childhood cinema experience for a generation of Japanese audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1536\"\u003eThis particular poster promotes a lively multi-title programme featuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1182\"\u003eGodzilla vs. Gigan\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside other family-oriented attractions, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eMirror Man\u003c\/strong\u003e (ミラーマン), \u003cstrong data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003eReturn of Ultraman\u003c\/strong\u003e (帰ってきたウルトラマン), \u003cstrong data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003eHoneybee Hutch\u003c\/strong\u003e (みなしごハッチ), \u003cstrong data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eKashi no Ki Mokku\u003c\/strong\u003e (かしの木モック), and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1385\"\u003eTensai Bakabon\u003c\/strong\u003e (天才バカボン). 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The upper half is dominated by a bold blue-sky kaijū montage: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1744\"\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/strong\u003e stands at the centre, flanked by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1787\"\u003eGigan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"1806\"\u003eKing Ghidorah\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other fantastical creatures and heroes, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003eMirror Man\u003c\/strong\u003e, with aircraft streaking overhead. The familiar pink circular \u003cstrong data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"1954\"\u003e東宝チャンピオンまつり\u003c\/strong\u003e logo anchors the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2375\"\u003eBelow, the design shifts into a warm golden field listing the programme titles in tall vertical lettering, surrounded by brightly rendered animated and tokusatsu characters. 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