Original subtitles

TOHO CO., LTD.

Stop.

What will you do?

Hey! Ah!

Not ready yet?

Be patient.

But I have a TV rehearsal.

What a hustler.

Give me a hand!

- Hurry up! - Okay.

Your bandage... Over there.

Pose.

It's summer by the sea. Come on, now.

Hurry!

This isn't a thriller!

- What is it? - What happened?

- Over there! - What?

What was that?

ATRAGON

Produced by TOMOYUKI TANAKA

Screenplay by SHINICHI SEKIZAWA

Based on “The Undersea Warship” by SHUNRŌ OSHIKAWA

Cinematography by HAJIME KOIZUMI Art Direction by TAKEO KITA

Sound Recording by MASANAO UEHARA Lighting by SHŌSHICHI KOJIMA

Music by AKIRA IFUKUBE Sound Mixing by HISASHI SHIMONAGA

Assistant Director KŌJI KAJITA Edited by RYŌHEI FUJII

Sound Effects by MINORU KANEYAMA Production Manager SHIGERU NAKAMURA

Developed by TOKYO DEVELOPMENT LAB CO., LTD.

SPECIAL EFFECTS:

Photography by SADAMASA ARIKAWA, MOTOYOSHI TOMIOKA

Optical Photography by YUKIO MANODA, YOSHIYUKI TOKUMASA

Art Direction by AKIRA WATANABE Lighting by KYŪICHIRŌ KISHIDA

Compositing by HIROSHI MUKOYAMA Assistant Director TERUYOSHI NAKANO

Production Manager TADASHI KOIKE

Starring

TADAO TAKASHIMA YŌKO FUJIYAMA

YŪ FUJIKI, KENJI SAHARA KEN UEHARA, HIROSHI KOIZUMI

JUN TAZAKI, YOSHIFUMI TAJIMA AKIHIKO HIRATA, HIDEYO AMAMOTO

SUSUMU FUJITA MINORU TAKADA, HISAYA ITŌ

IKIO SAWAMURA TETSUKO KOBAYASHI, AKEMI KITA

HIROSHI HASEGAWA, YŌSUKE KIRINO SHIN ŌTOMO, HARUYA SAKAMOTO

TETSU NAKAMURA, YUTAKA NAKAYAMA MITSUO TSUDA, KŌJI UNO

SADAKO AMEMIYA, RINSAKU OGATA HIDEO ŌTSUKA, YUTAKA OKA

YUKIHIKO GONDŌ SHŌICHI HIROSE, KATSUMI TEZUKA

JIRŌ KUMAGAI YASUZŌ OGAWA, SHIRŌ TSUCHIYA

WATARU ŌMAE, TOSHIO MIURA MASAYOSHI KAWANABE, HIROSHI AKITSU

HIDEO SHIBUYA KEISUKE YAMADA, SHINJIRŌ HIROTA

KEISUKE YAMAJI, KUNIYOSHI KASHIMA TOHO PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL

Director of Special Effects EIJI TSUBURAYA

Directed by ISHIRŌ HONDA

It's dangerous.

It’s dangerous. Keep back.

- Your stolen car? - Yes, I'm certain.

How did it get stolen?

I was waiting for Mr. Shindo at Iowa Construction Company.

Suddenly, I was choked and passed out.

A kidnapper wouldn't jump into a cold sea.

You?

A reporter.

Will you explain again?

- Again? - Until I'm satisfied.

You were taking PR pictures. Time?

About 20 minutes past 12:00.

- A man came out of the sea? - Yes.

Yes, here. Here. He appeared suddenly.

Seemed made out of vapor, didn't he? Or steam.

Be serious, will you?

We are as truthful as a camera.

Why would he let off steam?

I don't know. It's true.

Officer!

The hands that choked me from behind were hot, like fire!

Officer.

- What? - Nothing down there.

No bodies.

- There! Get on the ball! A model! - Model?

Miss!

Very nice. A nice model.

- What is it? - Action Magazine. The cover picture?

- It's ready. So-so. - So-so? I like that.

Mad? Find her then.

- Why? - For my model.

I can’t -- Ten million people in Tokyo, about half are women.

Find this number.

Easy.

Never played sleuth before. "SO 72-95".

- Stole something, sir? Police. - What?

More questions?

An engineer was kidnapped at a dam site. He’s the second man.

Vapor man again?

Gave off steam like a geyser.

- Geyser man? - You believe us now?

No! We have no evidence at all.

Only one thing to go on.

Both civil engineers and experts on cave-ins.

Was it a coincidence? By the way...

Earthquake!

Vapor man!

A man to see you, sir.

U. Unno, True Story Magazine reporter?

- His business? - The Imperial Navy enigma.

- Enigma? Say I’m not interested. - Okay.

You’re not?

A shipping company president now.

But you're the former Admiral Kusumi of the Japanese Navy.

Am I wrong?

- I have no sensational war stories. - You've got one secret?

I feel chilled. Excuse me.

About your secret...

A special submarine the people never saw disappeared.

A weekly wrote it up.

A-400, the largest submarine. Old news.

Yes, yes.

A-400, 401, and 402

were disposed of after the surrender.

That's right.

But A-403 also sailed on the night the war ended.

403? Not even interesting as fiction.

Commander Jinguji...

your right-hand man, best sub man.

Where did he go?

You knew his special mission.

Don't be silly! He died before the surrender off Saipan.

- A fine man. - He’s alive.

- What? - Reports say so.

Hello, it's me. Find her?

Better than a cop. What now?

What? Get her consent?

Making her pose nude?

Fool! Who said so?

It's utterly idiotic!

Groundless entertainment’s stupid.

Did Father really die?

Makoto, what are you implying?

I'm sorry.

A fine Navy officer

and unequaled in shipbuilding techniques.

The night he left for an attack,

he asked me to look after you, then three.

Did he have to leave his only child and go?

That's war.

- Country comes before personal feelings. - Country?

- Yes, patriotism. - Patriotism?

Young people now may not understand it.

It's here. Kokoku.

- That car! - Come on.

- Home? - That's my boy.

Never let prey get away? I know.

What is it? Cheer up.

Forget that phony reporter's words.

It's not that. A strange man follows me.

He's watching me when I go out near my apartment too. I'm frightened.

Perhaps it's best to notify the police.

If anything happens, I couldn’t face Jinguji.

Where are we? Wrong road.

Please be quiet.

What? Who are you?

Something's wrong.

Heading straight for the sea!

Please get out.

- What will you do? - Please obey my orders.

Over there!

Wait!

- What's this? - No violence!

What will you do?

Have them pledge loyalty to the Mu Empire.

Mu Empire?

I'm Mu Agent No. 23.

You're mad!

A mythical Empire.

It sank into the sea thousands of years ago.

You're well informed.

It's nonsense!

Please look.

Are you crazy?

Let go! We have special energy. It's useless.

Be quiet!

You will work for us as slaves.

Slaves!

Uncle!

Our agents.

A submarine will come for us soon.

Submarine?

Even if you kill me, other agents will come.

Come with me and I won't shoot.

No. We'll meet again.

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

You fired?

Yes.

He escaped into the sea?

The point is they're sent all over the world.

- An agent? - A Mu agent.

The Mu Empire? In Africa?

Think so?

No, it sank into the sea 12,000 years ago.

Sir, this.

For you, Mr. Kusumi.

For me?

“Admiral Kusumi, care of Police Chief Ito.

Mu Empire Agent No. 23.”

It may blow up. I'll do it.

- Time bomb? - Thank you.

Film?

In the Pacific Ocean,

12,000 years ago,

the glorious Mu Empire existed.

The whole world was her colony.

You will be shown the proof.

Cursed by fate,

she sank to the bottom of the sea in one night.

But our ancestors survived.

The Mu people far surpass the people on earth.

With terrestrial heat we made a sun.

We live by using buried resources.

Mr. Kusumi, the A-403!

Why is the A-403 there?

The Japanese Navy's pride. The best and largest sub.

Commanded by Captain Jinguji.

We regret he and his crew were not on it when we took it.

Our reports say

he’s building a more powerful and efficient submarine.

Or rather,

a vessel that could be called an undersea battleship (Atragon).

As you know, Admiral.

Now, in conclusion...

Have him stop at once.

And return the world to us,

so we can inhabit the earth again.

Listen to our people's joyous voices!

Refuse,

...our curse and Manda's, our deity's messenger, will be on you.

Are we sane?

Think so.

We were the Mu Empire's colony?

A joke.

A joke? Wasn't that the A-403?

An imitation? Couldn’t it be?

Blackmail, isn't it?

The police can't cope with it. Too big a case.

FILMS THREATEN NATIONS EMERGENCY MEETING AT UN

The UN met about the Mu films.

Most of the delegates were skeptical.

It took only ten minutes to decide to ignore them.

End of special news.

Captain, something ahead!

Captain, starboard!

Engine stop!

Captain! Captain!

Full speed astern!

SOS! SOS!

MU DECLARATION SHOCKS WORLD

VENICE DESTROYED

HONG KONG IN RUINS

The UN sets up a United Defense Headquarters

to cope with the emergency.

Trouble in B Block Area,

longitude 140 degrees 31’E, latitude 9 degrees 20’N.

Orders are sent to the Red Satan,

the newest atomic submarine in the area.

Crushed by water pressure.

The world's best.

I'm afraid there's nothing we can do.

There’s the H-bomb, but I doubt its power in high-pressure water.

And its use is limited due to moral principles.

Atragon comes to mind.

We have no idea of its efficiency.

But the Mus have noticed it,

so it must have something.

Please contact Captain Jinguji at once.

Contact? I don't know where he is.

He was mentioned in the film.

I don't know!

Then why did you remain silent when he left?

Mr. Kusumi.

The UN requests that the Atragon be used.

Very well.

I was silent for the captain's sake, but I will tell you.

The captain revolted.

Revolted?

That's all.

- Yes? - A call from the Police Department.

Police Department.

Hello. Kusumi speaking.

What? You caught a Mu man?

- Commander. - Here!

Is he the man who shadowed you?

Yes, he is.

Not No. 23, the kidnapper?

No, he was a spare man. Evidence?

His only answer is a number, 8561.

8561? The number’s too big.

Fool!

I'm not a Mu, I'm a Japanese!

Follow her?

To kidnap her for news of Captain Jinguji?

- No! - Then why?

Be quiet!

Wait! It's probably the Japanese Navy tag number.

Called them reservation numbers to Yasukuni Shrine.

I'm former Rear Admiral Kusumi.

Your name?

Warrant Officer Amano, sir!

- You know me? - Yes.

Captain Jinguji told me.

What? He's alive?

- Is he? - Yes.

- Where is he? - Sorry, sir!

- What? - His orders!

Admiral, this earthquake isn't a coincidence.

Remember me? I'm Mu Agent No. 23.

Broadcasting room?

The world must obey the Mu Empire

and become our colony.

Order Captain Jinguji to stop.

If you refuse, we will annihilate you!

Officer Amano, where is the captain?

That's a secret.

Please let me see him.

Against orders.

I'm a True Story reporter.

Even a dog, if it's alert, notices something.

As it is, the world will be destroyed.

Captain Jinguji's daughter, too.

- Want to kill her? - Quiet!

I know you're loyal to the captain.

- I'll explain. Tell me. - I see.

I can't tell you, but I'll take you.

- Mr. Amano, all right now? - What?

- The Atragon base. Which island? - Navy secret.

Navy? Japan renounced War in her constitution.

You'll see. Why’d you bring him?

He’d write it up if we didn't. With us, the secret is safe.

Agent No. 23 has returned.

Will we know soon where Captain Jinguji's base is?

Yes, a contact party has left.

Good. It will please our Majesty.

Just wait and see. We'll find out.

- Watch well. - Yes!

- What is it? - Cave-in! Power Room 57.

What? The Japanese slaves just finished checking!

Send them again!

Hurry!

Oh, Mu God.

We are trying to build

a glorious Mu Empire on Earth again!

Oh, Mu God.

Please transfer our hardships

to the slaves on Earth!

Don't salute. This isn't the Navy.

Left the plane three days ago. How much longer?

At midnight.

- Midnight? - Yes.

- Name of the island? - You'll see, sir.

A stubborn fellow.

What is it? Depressed?

It's nothing.

I'm worried.

What would Father think if he knew I came?

Oh, that. That’s simple. He’d give you a big welcome.

Think so?

Bitter towards him?

No, I'm not.

But I don't understand him.

A father loves his child.

Worried about you, he sent the warrant officer.

Why didn’t he call and say so?

Old-fashioned patriotism.

Thought it effeminate to think of home.

Please go in. Can't afford to be caught.

Hey!

Get ready to land! Hurry!

- There? - Yes.

My hunch was wrong! I thought it uninhabited. It’s big!

Get off now.

Who?

It's... It's me!

Who?

- It's me. - Amano? Thanks.

Here!

- Please get in. - Please wait!

What is it?

Stuck!

Please get out and push!

Push!

It is coming out!

True Story reporter?

There he is.

- How can you? - Look at that.

Iron pyrites, bauxite, manganese.

Untapped resources!

GOTEN KENBU CORPS

Amano is back!

Admiral Kusumi.

- Lieutenant Fuji. - I'm Kusumi.

Miss Jinguji.

Please relax. The captain?

I'll contact him, sir! Amano, ask them to rest.

Mr. Kusumi, isn't it strange?

Whats strange?

No docks? No factory?

Underground.

Hear it? Faint machine noises.

I’m sorry I’m late. Commander!

Jinguji!

It's been some time, sir!

I didn't know you were alive.

I thank you for treating my revolt quietly.

It's over and done with.

Captain, this is Makoto.

- Surprised? She's become beautiful. - Thank you!

Please relax.

Amazing place. Any natives?

Only those helping us. It's ideal for our base.

And the Atragon?

Atragon?

- I see. - I’m wrong?

- Testing Goten-go tomorrow. - Goten-go?

That's the Warship. Please rejoice.

We can serve the Navy again!

Do you have any idea why I came?

Amano told me.

That makes it simpler.

The world urgently needs the Atragon.

The world’s waiting.

- I refuse. - What?

She’s for Japan when she's active again.

She's for Japan!

Think it over. The war ended 20 years ago.

Our Corps hasn't surrendered yet!

Wait!

Not even a kind word for your daughter! War crazy!

- War crazy? - Excuse me!

That man?

He won't make Makoto unhappy.

The captain’s not around. Is he angry?

No, he was always stubborn.

- We're not welcome? - We can't go back.

- I'll show you the dock. - Captain?

Up all night preparing for the test.

Who?

Sorry.

Got lost taking a walk.

- Don't wander around! - I'm sorry.

All clear!

Entrance to the dock. Please.

Prepare for takeoff.

Bow, ready for takeoff.

Mid-section, ready for takeoff.

Engine room, ready for takeoff.

Stern, ready for takeoff.

I've been waiting for you.

Goten-go or Atragon.

- Lieutenant Fuji. - Yes, sir. Standing by.

Testing! In position!

In position!

- Open gate number 1. - Open gate number 1.

Standing by!

- Start! - Start!

Start flooding!

Water level 10.

15.

20.

Waterway filled.

- Open gate number 2. - Open gate number 2.

- Slow speed ahead. - Slow speed ahead.

- Surfacing! - A fish leaped.

Not enough noise for a ship.

See.

Congratulations!

Wonderful performance.

- We'll test the cold war cannon tomorrow. - Cold war cannon?

An instant freezer cannon.

It's absolute zero. 460 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.

- One thing puzzles me. - Yes?

Why do the Mus have the A-403?

And how do they know about Atragon?

Simple.

When we were seeking a base, a submarine attacked us.

All would fail if we died.

So we used A-403 as a decoy to escape.

When they captured it, it was empty.

The blue print of the Atragon was left behind.

Of course, they didn't have the details, but they marked us.

I see.

Admiral.

Drop the “Admiral.” Touching an old scar.

An old scar?

Our new constitution’s renounced war.

- Who made us? - What?

You've changed.

My plans seemed like a revolt,

yet you said you'd be responsible!

Your former guts?

The 20 years after the war gave us time to think.

Then Atragon’s useless?

Who said so?

We need it. That's why we're here.

It’s not useless. The world needs it.

I refuse!

You still don't understand?

I refuse!

I built Atragon for our Navy!

All’s changed!

I'll change it again!

- Fool! Stop talking nonsense! - Nonsense?

You call patriotism nonsense?

Talesman international point of view!

I'll devote my life to my country!

Makoto.

Makoto,

why are you crying?

Do you hate me?

I’m sorry I met you.

I was happier dreaming about you.

Please, Father, do as Mr. Kusumi says.

Makoto, for 20 years I left you in other hands.

And spent them to rebuild Japan.

Don't you understand?

But you don't know how I feel.

Do you understand how a child feels, orphaned by war?

Yes, I do!

No, you don't.

If you did, you’d work for world good.

Your way of thinking is like the Mus. I hate you for it.

I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!

You too? You call me war crazy.

- Yes, and one more thing. - More?

- You have a deadly weapon. - What?

You are a ghost wearing rusty armor named patriotism.

A ghost?

I’m sorry for Makoto.

- Excuse me. - Wait!

I've kept this close to me for 20 years.

Take care of her.

- What are you doing? - I'll take you to the Mu Empire.

Let me go! Let me go!

Damn.

What are you up to, anyway?

Let go! I'm being kind!

Kind? Stop your joking!

You'll all blow up! I've set a bomb!

What?

Emergency! Emergency!

Hurry!

A bomb was set on the dock!

- What? Who? - Reporter!

Your Majesty, prisoners from our enemy, the Atragon.

What shall we do?

Feed them to Manda.

To Manda?

Manda will be delighted, I'm sure.

Manda!

Manda! Manda!

If Captain Jinguji will not listen to us,

- you will be sacrificed to Manda. - Manda?

Open that window.

Well?

An iron pillar’s...

Remove it! Hurry!

Cut it!

Mus have appeared on Mt. Mihara!

From the crater, the radio said.

- What are you doing? - Catch them!

Not as easy as thieves! You take them!

We're the advance party. Climbers?

Quite a few left.

Start!

- What are those? - Discs!

No.

What’s that?

Pull yourself together!

Isn’t there any way to escape?

Even if there were, it's the bottom of the sea.

No use in stealing these then.

Wait!

- Know those? - Dynamite?

Special ones.

They use gigantic rocks. It’s called rock culture.

Powerful dynamite used on rocks.

A wonder you’re still alive.

It's terrible! A big offensive, I think!

Manda! Manda!

We warn you in the name of Mu. People of the colonies!

Destroy the Atragon! Return our colonies!

It's the only way to save yourselves from ruin.

Note February 10, 2400 hrs.

The New York skyscrapers, downtown Tokyo. You will see our power there.

You will see we are in earnest!

Not yet?

It's very hard, isn't it?

All right. Let's go down.

Check all parts!

Bow, all in order!

Midsection too!

Engine room too!

Stern too!

Stand by!

Yes!

But we're sealed in though.

You'll soon see.

Stand by to start.

Start!

Shall we go?

Go?

I was using rusty armor. I took it off and feel fine.

Jinguji!

Please contact Headquarters. We will now sail to destroy the Mu Empire!

- All's quiet, sir. - Good.

- Five minutes left. Be alert. - Yes, sir!

Headquarters! Come in!

Roger!

Three Allied Army planes!

The fate of those who defy the Mu Empire!

Atragon!

Defying our warnings, Jinguji?

Report it to our Empress!

Escaping.

We'll follow to find their base!

Touch down!

Open the vent.

Depth 500.

Come out!

Become sacrifices to Manda!

Don't move! See this?

Understand? Move, and the Mu Empire will blow up!

Open it!

Wear these watertight suits.

That noise?

I don't know!

You, too, Your Majesty.

What? I refuse to go!

- Taking you up to land. - No!

I'm letting in seawater.

Wait!

Mu Empire entrance.

Stop!

A monster!

Open the hatch!

Your father.

- Father! - Makoto.

- Uncle. - Fine. Fine.

The Mu Empress.

It's useless to defy us.

Think you can win?

You defy us!

We will win!

We will rule the world.

Killing me cannot kill our Empire's heart!

Heart?

The power room using terrestrial heat for Mu energy.

Place?

Six miles below the Palace.

Yes.

Give up and surrender!

We will attack as long as you tell us to surrender!

- But we'll listen to peace talks. - Impertinent!

We'll attack the heart of the Mu Empire.

- Stand by and dive! - Stand by and dive!

Dive!

Emergency light! Hurry!

High-tension current!

Freezer cannon! Stand by!

Fire!

Advance unit assemble! Hurry!

The advance unit will leave, sir!

Start!

- Atragon in the power room? - Yes!

Fool! It can't be!

They're inferior to us!

They can’t come in!

Absolutely not!

Remember the hour.

We did it!

Stand by to attack!

Stand by to attack!

Fire!

Fire!

Wait!

Let her go.

She knows she'll die. Yet she's returning.

Susumu!

THE END