Original subtitles

Summer, 1977

Aokigahara, foot of Mt. Fuji

Hey!

What happened?

What's wrong?

Hang on.

Come here!

Hey! Come here!

Here you are, and have a nice flight.

Thank you.

Ah, wait, here.

Thank you very much.

The strange cold wave that has struck Hokkaido this week

continues unabated causing snow storms in the middle of summer.

And in Yamanashi prefecture,

a stone egg was discovered in the Sea of Trees near Lake Sai.

Did he say a stone egg?

I think so.

...Miss Hiroko Takami was taken to a nearby hospital.

Miss Takami kept screaming hysterically about

a large stone egg and an ice wall. But now she is in a coma.

The stone egg has not yet been fully examined by scientists.

Ah, Ashizawa, where are you going?

Your plane will be leaving soon!

The discovery of this petrified egg adds another mystery to the many strange

phenomena that have been happening recently throughout the world.

Operation in progress

Is anyone here from Miss Takami's family?

Oh, nobody's come yet. Telephone?

Eh, I'll take it.

Eh?

Two big eyes? And they were moving... inside the egg?

Yes, and who are you anyway?

I am a reporter of Yamanashi Daily Newspaper. Hello? Hello?

Ashizawa...

Ah, hurry, it's time to go. You'll be late.

Take this and cancel it.

Take this and cancel it. Eh?

Ashizawa, you were supposed to go to Mexico.

I thought you'd be half way there by now.

You were the one who insisted on going to Mexico to study

old sedimentary rocks.

I know, but now I've found something more interesting.

That petrified egg?

You're not being very practical.

But my father found one before he died in the same area

near Mount Fuji.

I know your father was a paleontologist.

But you should remember that you're a geologist.

And that girl they found... she's not in her right mind.

That's why I've got to go myself.

You won't change your mind then.

You've been a very good worker, but the other employees...

Then, I'm fired?

Well now...

If that stone egg should turn out to be a real dinosaur egg, what then?

Hmm? Dinosaur?

Eh.

The Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds

Hey, that way nobody'll come to the Dragon Festival.

Want us to help you?

But you can't expect us to help you for free.

Part time...student work!

With young ideas...

Excellent...results. Well?

We don't need your kind of help.

We don't need your kind of help. Aw, don't say that!

Hey, there!

Where's the Fuji Windhole? I saw it on television yesterday.

You want to go there?

You want to go there? Yeah.

Oh, don't worry, it's my job.

It's a wild place. You'd better be careful.

There's been a lot of strange things happening up there this summer.

A lot of horses and cows have run off and disappeared.

And there's been a lot of long worms coming out all over the place.

What are long worms?

What are long worms? They're snakes.

Ah, come on get away, get away...

Want to come with me?

I'm going to look for a stone egg.

You gotta be kidding!

We could use the money,

but there isn't enough money to get me to go up there.

Today's Hero...seeking adventure!

So you finally woke up.

You almost got killed that time.

That place is too dangerous to wander around alone.

This place...where is it?

You don't remember?

This used to be your father's cabin.

But now, I'm using it for a While.

And you are?

Shohei Muku.

Ah...

Now I remember...

I see.

Takashi, why did you come up here?

Trying to follow in your father's footsteps?

No.

Hey. Tell me.

I'm looking for an egg...a stone egg.

Looking for a stone egg?

Oh? The one that the girl saw...

She probably fell into one of those ice caves and went into shock.

That happens to those city people all the time.

But this stone your father found was the real thing alright.

Remember this?

Yes.

Find a lot of them and

you wouldn't have to worry about money for the rest of your life.

So, you're after money.

You know I believe that I know more about Mount Fuji than anyone else.

And I used to argue with your father all the time.

I said that this petrified stone was really a snake's egg...

But your father said it was a dinosaur.

He was a stubborn man.

It must have been my father who brought us together again.

Tomorrow, will you act as my guide in the Sea of Trees?

I can't do that.

If you're going to make money out of it,

I won't help.

Here.

There are a lot of dead fish in the water.

What happened to them?

Where?

Maybe the water temperature is too warm for them.

Ah, poor thing.

Hi.

Where is this?

An Australian Beach carnival and there's a ranch up above it.

Oh?

I guess you came here to look for stones so you can make more money.

There's nothing around Lake Sai.

Since Lake Leman...it's been a year.

At that time...

Take them away! Take them away!

Hurry!

Get rid of them...

Quick!

Throw them out!

Let's go farther out.

Help!

Stand back, stand back!

Bring a stretcher!

Quick!

It's horrible! There was an accident!

Accident?

What kind of accident?

Hey, I bet they saw something terrible.

Maybe a dragon.

Maybe a dragon. I bet it was Nessie, the monster.

Every lake is supposed to have a monster in it.

It sure is strange...

How could that thing they were riding capsize on a calm lake like this?

Fuji Meteorological Science Laboratory

A Monster Appeared in Lake Sai?

A Monster Appeared in Lake Sai? A monster?

A monster?

Another fairy tale about a monster?

Another fairly tale about a monster? Professor...

Is that the answer?

Well, now, there's no concrete evidence that

something like that really exists, is there?

Then, can you accurately predict earthquakes?

Ashizawa.

Yes.

What do you think of the recent earthquakes and the abnormal weather?

It's nature's way of retaliating against a stupid human race, isn't it?

Predicting earthquakes causes a panic.

Do you think you could survive just by having a lot of money?

Yes, I'd find a hiding place.

Like the dinosaur your father kept searching for,

after a few thousand years of hibernation

you'd suddenly come alive again?

I would, if I could.

The reason your father's theory about a live dinosaur wasn't accepted

was out of fear that it would throw the world into total panic.

Ashizawa.

Franklin, who discovered electricity, found a toad one day

that had been hibernating for several million years and

he brought it back to life again.

Oh?

So finding a dinosaur is within the realm of possibility.

But keep in mind...

if a dinosaur appears, we'll also have magnitude 5 earthquakes.

The money you can make is in proportion to the danger, isn't that true?

Ashizawa...

And that's bad?

Was that alright?

Was that alright? Yes, that was perfect.

That's a very ancient lullaby and it mentions the Red Chinese Lantern Plant.

They told their babies to stop crying or they'd put them in the Lake and

the Dragon with red eyes like the Chinese Lantern Plant

would come and eat them up.

The ancient people of this area were very superstitious about dragons.

It's a very quaint folk song.

Kuma, Kuma!

Kuma!

Kuma!

Kuma!

Kuma!

Kuma!

What's wrong?

Drink this.

Poor girl.

A horse without a head!

A horrible practical joke!

Maybe it wasn't a joke.

Eh?

You'd better go on back to Tokyo.

Why's that?

Because things like that keep on happening?

But I still have to film the Dragon festival tomorrow.

How is your work coming along looking for that stone egg?

It's alright.

Come on. Don't scare us like that.

We just came back. There isn't a dead horse anywhere in that area.

We looked all over the place.

That's ridiculous!

There's a pool of blood and the body of a horse in it.

There was something that looked like blood stains.

Ah, but that's from a dog or something that was hit by a car or a truck.

We are busy preparing for the festival. Please don't give us trouble.

Shall we go?

Shall we go? Stay out of trouble.

That's real strange.

You both actually saw it.

Junko, here.

You think somebody moved it?

What's that?

It's not a tire mark.

I'm sure you all know the history of Mount Fuji.

Can you imagine that this Whole area was completely

covered by water 30 million years go?

And then slowly a little here and a little there, it came up out of the water.

That's how Mount Fuji got to be a skyscraper mountain, eh?

Since its formation it has always been a scenic wonder.

3776 meters above sea level...

Making it the highest mountain in the whole country.

The shape of this beautiful mountain is well known

in every country throughout the world.

Fuji Five Lakes: Yamanaka, Kawaguchi, Sai, Shoji and Motosu...

Among all of these five lakes

the one with the most mysterious atmosphere is Lake Sai.

People have called this lake the home of the Red-Eyed Dragon.

And this is Lake Sai and I am Akira Moroguchi.

And today, we've brought you a fantastic present.

You won't believe it till you hear it from the boys in the band.

Now everybody, let's go!

Excuse me, young lady.

Is it true there's a monster in this lake?

Well...

Well you say... Don't you know What I mean?

Monster, Monster...Gaaao!

It's just a matter of time and it'll come out!

That young couple... they haven't been found yet

and the earth's crust is moving

and then, there's the body of that headless horse, so I think it's obvious.

Hey, hey, don't start that dinosaur thing.

Hah, I like the theory that it's just a big snake.

Think about it... a big snake eating up

all those cows and horses.

All those cows and horses. Hey...

Take a look at this.

Here's where we found the headless horse.

It looks like the marks left by a tractor.

Hm...

If it was a snake, it wouldn't be straight. It zigzags and weaves.

Ah, here...

If it was the tail of a Plesiosaur, it would leave a mark like this.

Stop it, that's if it was still alive.

My father told me many years ago,

human beings are animals.

Animals which have forgotten that they are animals...

Human beings really don't know very much about animals.

And I believe it.

Develop good perception and keep powers of observation...

Because nature has many mysteries...

What?!

Are you alright?

Akira!

Everyone, calm down! Calm down!

Please calm down!

Out there!

Out there! What happened?

Hey...

Hey, Hey! Look out there!

Something strange is swimming!

Hey!

Everyone, look out there!

Hey! Out there, over there!

What is that? It looks like a giant fin!

A big fish?

It must be a big shark!

A shark?

A shark! A shark!

It's a big shark!

It's a monster! It's a monster!

Monster?

What? Is that the monster?

It's a dinosaur.

A dinosaur!

Hey, it's coming this way!

Get out of here! Hurry up, come on!

Get out of here.

It's a dinosaur!

Hey, this is no time to be playing around with a camera.

Hey, wait, wait, hey!

Ah! It's only a fake. Look!

Let me see!

Who did a stupid thing like that?

It's a phony!

Gee, that's right. It's just a fake!

Fake?

Is that true, hey?

It's just an imitation.

It's just a phony monster.

Hey, it's a phony monster!

It's just an imitation.

When the weather gets bad, some people go mad, huh?

So, let's have fun!

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Were you here too?

Did you see all that fuss?

What happened to the stage?

I don't know. Do you know?

No.

It's real strange.

Good, good. Let's get out of the water.

Right.

Ah, I'm pooped.

That wasn't easy.

Looks like it didn't work out.

Looks like it didn't work out. Is this for the experience of our trip?

Jiro!

Hey!

How was it?

Ah!

Let's go. Come on.

Hey. Hurry up and get out of there!

Alright.

Ah, Hiroshi!

Hiroshi! Hiroshi!

Hiroshi!

Hey, Hiroshi!

Sea of Trees...

Ashiwada Town Hall

The Monster, Mons...

The Monster's here!

Alright, we've had enough of your practical jokes.

It's not a joke anymore!

I really saw that thing!

Susumu and Hiroshi are...

Agh!

He sounds crazy.

Now, listen.

If you do this, you should try to do a better job.

That didn't help us at all.

Another joke?

Look at me! Do you think I'm telling you a lie?

There's a real monster out there!

The festival is all over now.

It has a real long neck.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. All wet and slimy.

About 20 meters long.

The head was here.

Where's the mayor? Where's the mayor?

Call the mayor!

Mayor, where are you?

Mayor, where are you? What is it now, making so much noise?

What is it now, making so much noise?

Huh?

Who's there?

Mother!

Is that you?

That's strange...

Left, right, left, right, left right.

Ahh...

When I was still a young girl, there were many times when

children playing near the shore would disappear.

People said they were taken away by the Dragon that lived in the lake.

Junko.

But what was this dragon really supposed to be?

Well, thousands of years ago, when Mount Fuji erupted...

Junko!

Junko...

Ohh...

Don't scare me like that!

Get in the boat.

Come on!

Look out! You're in our way.

Get away!

You don't have to shout like that. I can hear you.

Do you realize What I found here?

Not just a bunch of petrified stones,

but a real dinosaur is living in the lake.

I read all about what's happening there in the paper.

Come back now.

There's been an earthquake down in Mexico. 30, come back now!

Didn't you hear What I said?

Like they did with Nessie...

How about your company offering a prize to whoever finds the monster?

What's that? Put up prize money?

All right.

Stay there forever and dig your grave at Lake Sai.

Listen.

This isn't just another Wild tale about a monster.

I think there's a live Plesiosaur here. A Plesiosaur...

Off Limits Yamanashi Police Dept.

You people on the boat, this area has been declared off limits.

Hey, it's off limits here, go back home.

Go back.

Is that true?

I came all the way from Kyoto by the bullet train to find it out.

Please, come again some other time.

This is being brought to you from the shores of Lake Sai.

The lake is 903 meters above sea level with 12 kilometers of shore line

covering an area of 2 square kilometers

and a depth of more than 90 meters.

It is surrounded by 12 mountain passes, maple covered hills.

Lake Sai is a mysterious lake.

Today, the most advanced scientific equipment

and the leading scientists of the country are gathered

and they are about to start their investigation in this lake.

JA 75025. This is Foxtrot One.

Report your present position. Go ahead.

Is there really a creature living in the depths?

Soon we will solve the mystery of the lake.

Attention everyone, the lake is now off limits.

Please do not go near the water.

Yes, that's right.

And besides that, this piece of equipment is the latest

full-range scanning sonar.

Previous models of this sonar could only see in one direction.

But With this new model we have complete 360-degree coverage.

And will it even pick up small fish?

Yes, I'll show you.

Aha!

It's very interesting.

Ah, I see what you mean.

Large echoes and small echoes are all indicated.

And, at night?

Yes, there's no change.

Do you really believe there is a dinosaur living somewhere in this lake?

I could never believe a thing like that.

When I visited you last time, I wasn't sure.

But now...

I believe that there's a live Plesiosaur somewhere in this lake.

You're being a little premature predicting that without any evidence.

A poor attitude for a scientist.

I'm positive that it exists.

My father was also positive about it based on scientific data.

Of course he had never seen one.

So, I'm determined to see this Plesiosaur with my own eyes.

You're getting more like your father everyday.

This is Foxtrot Three.

There's been a change in plan. Continue flying.

Number1 camera, stay as you are.

Number 3 camera...

Number 3 camera...

Mr. Kobayashi's here.

Thank you for coming.

Thank you very much.

Over this way, please.

Please. This way, please.

Plesiosaur?

You mean...it's a dinosaur?

It is probably one of the most well-known

ancient reptiles in prehistoric times.

The name Plesiosaur means 'close to reptile'.

It's an aquatic reptile that existed during the Mesozoic Era.

The Plesiosaur became extinct 70 million years ago.

Its petrified bones...

Its petrified bones...

Mr. Harold, I didn't mean that...

Mr. Harold, I didn't mean that... Well, professor.

There was one scientist who believed in the

existence of dinosaurs in the Fuji Five Lakes.

And he was the father of Mr. Ashizawa here.

A famous biologist, Bunkichi Ashizawa.

I am familiar with the theory.

But the academy...

Unfortunately, his theory wasn't accepted.

Ashizawa.

My father firmly believed a hibernating dinosaur existed

in one of these lakes.

And when natural conditions became just right,

it would come to life again.

That was his basic theory.

The air temperature, movement of the earth...

Nature has many mysteries.

The environment we live in...

Some things become petrified and other things hibernate

for millions of years.

These natural conditions that you mentioned...

All conditions are right.

And what does that mean?

Mount Fuji's eruption.

Eh? An eruption?

Then that means there'll be a big earthquake.

Left face!

Forward--on the double!

Mayor! Mayor!

What is it?

It's pretty good, isn't it?

Mayor, hurry now. It's over there.

Oh, you're taking so much trouble.

Oh, you're taking so much trouble. Oh, no, no, no, no.

From early morning, the search goes on using every available

type of scientific equipment.

But still not a single thing has been found.

If this continues, the mysterious monster of the lake

will go on sleeping in the deep blue water.

Perhaps forever as it has for centuries and still remain a mystery.

Mayor, have they called off the search?

Yes.

You're going to just let that monster run around free in the lake?

Top level experts searched for it with the most advanced equipment

for three days.

But they didn't find anything. It's only natural for them to stop searching.

Mayor!

How many people have been killed so far?

Six people!

How can you catch something you can't even find?

We don't have any budget.

The lunches alone would bankrupt the village.

Mayor!

Mayor!

The next victim might be your own daughter!

Mind if I come along?

Mind if I come along? It's alright.

We'll fix it right away.

Ah, hello. Take a look at this.

It could be in the lake or maybe some other place...

Well, now, here we are...

Look at this.

What's that?

Rhamphorhynchus.

Rhamphorhynchus?

Rhamphorhynchus.

If there was a dinosaur, a pterodactyl could be alive too.

I'm leaving.

Aren't you a diver?

You're a diver, aren't you?

Then why don't you go and dive?

Why don't you dive?

Every one of us has family. It's too dangerous to dive here.

Cowards!

You're cowards!

Stupid fool!

Hey, how can you find something that isn't there?

Huh!

Come on, you can't talk to this stupid drunk.

Let's go.

But I saw it...

It's there!

It's living in the water of this lake.

It's there!

What're you doing?

Stop it!

Why...

Why did you do that?

I know you're a professional diver,

and that you're an expert at underwater photography.

I know how you feel about Junko's death.

But you can't go in the water!

I still don't understand.

Why not?

It's because I'm a woman?

I kn ow.

You want to monopolize the whole thing!

You really are doing this for the money. Isn't that right?

You're terrible!

Akiko...

I just want to see this thing. I want to see a real Plesiosaur.

Just like one animal meeting another animal.

If I could see it,

I want to burn the memory in my mind.

Even if I die,

I must do this.

And if I don't come back,

you can go.

But you can't die!

You shouldn't die!

Professor, how big is this place anyway?

Well, you know, I sometimes get lost in here myself.

You don't have to try to scare me now.

Professor! Look!

Oh, you found one.

It's nothing unusual.

People have come to this forest to commit suicide for years.

Attention, everyone near the lake...

Listen carefully.

Attention please...

In 20 minutes, a depth charge will be dropped into the lake.

No one will be allowed to enter the lake.

1 repeat.

20 minutes from now, a depth charge will be dropped into the lake

Stay out of the water.

Careful, careful...

Alright!

First boat, second boat...start!

Number One, Number One.

This is Number One, come in.

Report when you reach your position.

Roger.

Number Two, Number Two.

This is Number Two.

Report when you reach your position.

Report when you reach your position. Roger.

Number One, release!

Roger!

This is Number Two, we're in position.

Number Two, release!

Roger!

This is Number One, come in, please.

Number One, release!

Release!

Roger!

Mayor.

Headquarters, this is Number Two.

Everything is normal here. Everything is normal here.

Headquarters, this is Number One. Come in, please...

What happened?

Even the monkeys can fall from the trees, eh?

Next time I'll fly.

You can't do that here.

I can. Now jump, jump.

But I really don't want to...

Well, what do you know about this?

Look!

Huh?

This is...

Alright?

Hey, it's getting awfully dark.

Mayor, what's that?

What is that?

There's going to be an earthquake!

I'm positive. Go and warn everybody.

An earthquake!

Emergency call, count off!

One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six!

One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! What the devil is that?

What?

Chief!

Chief, can you see that?

Chief!

Wait, hold it.

Run, run!

Hey, hey.

A rifle! Bring me a rifle quick!

Fire!

Ah, I am so relieved.

Akiko.

Akiko, come on.

Alright.

It's alive.

Takashi!

Hurry up.

Plesiosaur...

I thought so...

You're still alive!

Akiko...

Hurry!

Akiko!

Don't move. Stay still now!

It's erupting!

Takashi!

Give me your hand!

Takashi! Takashi!

Akiko!

Hang on! Hang on!

Hang on! Hang on! Takashi!

Akiko!

Takashi, Takashi!

Takashi!

Akiko!

Takashi!

Akiko!

Takashi...

Akiko!

Akiko!

THE END