All language subtitles for tessra

MADE WITH THE SUPPORT
OF THE JAPAN COAST GUARD

TOHO CO., LTD.

GODZILLA

Produced by TOMOYUKI TANAKA

Story by SHIGERU KAYAMA

Screenplay by
TAKEO MURATA and ISHIRO HONDA

Cinematography by MASAO TAMAI

Production Design by
SATORU CHUKO and TAKEO KITA

Music by AKIRA IFUKUBE

Director of Special Effects
EIJI TSUBURAYA

Compositing by HIROSHI MUKOYAMA
SFX Art Design AKIRA WATANABE

Sound Effects by ICHIRO MINAWA

Starring

AKIRA TAKARADA

MOMOKO KOCHI
AKIHIKO HIRATA

TAKASHI SHIMURA

FUYUKI MURAKAMI
SACHIO SAKAI

TORANOSUKE OGAWA
REN YAMAMOTO

KATSUMI TEZUKA
HARUO NAKAJIMA

Directed by ISHIRO HONDA

What was that?

DISTRESS FREQUENCY

South Seas Salvage.
Ogata speaking.

What's that?

I see.

I'll be right there.

Emiko, I'm sorry.

What is it? An accident?

An SOS from one of our boats.

I have to go
to the Coast Guard office.

BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET

I'm sorry I can't go,
but you can make it if you hurry.

That's disappointing,
but work is work.

You'd better hurry.

The Eiko-maru...

a 7,500-ton freighter
belonging to South Seas Shipping,

Lost Contact on August 13
at 19:05 hours,

latitude 24° north,
longitude 141 °2' east.

Cause of loss
of communication unknown.

Patrol vessels in Regions 3 and 4,
stand by to deploy.

Thank you.

Thank you for your efforts.

What could have caused this?

We don't know.

It was like when
the Myojin-sho volcano erupted:

We received an SOS, then suddenly
the connection went dead.

The Bingo-maru is approaching the area.
They're sure to find something.

Right here.

Right, the same location.
The Eiko-maru and Bingo -maru.

Both are freighters
owned by South Seas.

Cause unknown.

You have no idea
if there are any survivors?

We won't until morning.

A helicopter and two ships
are heading there now.

We can't say anything
until we receive their report.

Why not send more ships?

Two aren't enough!

We aren't limiting
the search party to two ships.

Rest assured that we'll devote
all our resources to the search.

Help!

We're here! Hang on!

I'm telling you,
the sea just exploded!

Exploded?

Three survivors were rescued
by a fishing boat

and are being taken
to Odo Island.

We're dispatching
a patrol boat to get them.

Are they from the Eiko-maru
or the Bingo-maru?

We're still investigating.
We'll release the names soon.

Thank goodness
at least three survived.

They'll help us figure out
what caused this.

They have the names!

Just a moment, please!

What is it?

This is incredible.
Utterly incredible.

The fishing boat
has met the same fate.

Give me the news desk.
Mr. Yamane?

The fishing boat sank too.
That's three now.

Yes, in the same location.

Tell us what you know!

- What happened to the fishing boat?
- Did it send a signal?

We'll make an announcement soon.
Please be patient!

NAVAL MINES?
UNDERSEA VOLCANO?

SHIPS SINK
MYSTERIOUSLY AT SEA

NO HOPE OF SURVIVORS

No matter how you slice it,
this is serious.

Look, something's floating in!

It's a raft!

A raft's coming in!

A raft's coming in!

Build up the fire.

It's Masaji!

Masaji!

Masaji, hang on!

Brother!

Masaji!

It got us, and our boat too.

Masaji, what did this?

No luck.
Not even small fry.

It's never been this bad.

I knew it.

It must be Godzilla.

Godzilla again, pops?

There's no such thing nowadays.

If you ridicule our traditions...

l'll feed you stupid cows
to Godzilla!

There's definitely some living thing
goin' crazy down there.

That's why
we can't catch a thing.

But a creature that big -

That's why I didn't
wanna say anything!

I'm tellin' the truth,
but nobody believes me.

Shinkichi, let's go.

Hey!

Godzilla?

That's right.

A giant, terrifying monster.

Once it eats
all the fish in the sea,

it'll come ashore and eat people.

In the old days,

if the catch was poor
for a long time,

we'd sacrifice a young girl...

send her drifting out
into the middle of the ocean.

This dance is all that's left

of that exorcism ritual.

Godzilla, huh?

Shinkichi!

Don't go out there!

Brother!

Masaji!

Mama!

Shinkichi, what is it?

ODO ISLAND
DISASTER PETITION GROUP

Representative Oyama.

You report 17 houses destroyed
and 9 people dead.

The next entry is livestock.

Could you itemize those losses?

Mr. Inada,
headman for Odo Island.

Oh, I forgot about that.

We lost 12 cows and 8 pigs.

It's the truth.

It was hard to see in the dark,
but it was definitely alive.

I know it defies common sense,
but the more I think about it,

the more I'm convinced
this wasn't caused by a typhoon.

The damage to the houses
and helicopter

suggests they were crushed
from above.

To conclude,
we'll hear the testimony

of paleontologist
Professor Kyohei Yamane.

I'm a bit embarrassed
to be testifying

before I've had a chance
to inspect the disaster scene.

But as you're all aware,
footprints thought to belong

to a “snowman” have been
discovered in the Himalayas,

and that mystery has yet
to be solved.

Furthermore, there are
sealed cavities deep in the ocean.

We can't imagine

what secrets they conceal.

I believe we must form

an emergency research team
to investigate the matter.

RESEARCH VESSEL
TO ODO ISLAND

Good-bye!

See you soon!

Be careful!

I'm surprised
Serizawa came to see us off.

He rarely leaves his lab.

Perhaps it was a final farewell.

What do you mean?

Of course
we'll avoid dangerous waters,

but anything could happen.

Don't use this well for now.
It's dangerous.

What are we supposed to do?

Professor...

if there was radioactive fallout,

the wells on the other side
of the island would be affected too.

That's right.

So why are we only
picking up radiation here?

It doesn't make any sense.

Mr. Hagiwara...

if I told you this was
the footprint of a giant creature,

would you believe me?

Really, Professor?

This footprint is radioactive.

It's dangerous here, folks.
Please stay back!

Step back!

Emiko, look.

It's a trilobite,

a three-lobed marine arthropod
thought long extinct.

Professor, you shouldn't
handle that with bare hands.

Professor, what is that thing?

It's an amazing discovery.

Godzilla's on the other side
of Hachiman Hill!

Father!

What is it?

Professor Tanabe...

I saw it! A creature
from the Jurassic era!

Where?

Father!

Ogata!

This way!

Over here!

What is it?

- What's that?
- Footprints!

Approximately
two million years ago,

the brontosaurus...

and other dinosaurs
were at their peak.

Scientists call this
the Jurassic period.

It's believed that during
the following geological period,

the Cretaceous period,

a rare intermediate organism
was evolving...

from a marine reptile

into a terrestrial animal.

Following Odo Island tradition,
I propose for the time being...

that we call this creature Godzilla.

We encountered Godzilla
on Odo Island.

This is a photo of its head.

We can estimate that it stands
approximately 165 feet tall.

Why such a creature
would appear in our territorial waters

is the next question.

It was probably hidden away
in a deep sea cave,

providing for its own survival,
and perhaps for others like it.

However, repeated
underwater H-bomb tests

have completely destroyed
its natural habitat.

To put it simply,

hydrogen-bomb testing

has driven it from its sanctuary.

- This is horrible!
- Indeed.

There is physical evidence
to support this theory.

First, the trilobite found
in Godzilla's footprint.

In Japanese we also call it
the “three-lobed arthropod.”

Here it is.

It too is believed to have gone
extinct two million years ago.

It belongs
to the crustacean family.

The second piece of evidence

is sand recovered
from the trilobite's shell.

There's no doubt that this sand

is from one
of the Jurassic Era strata.

It's the same sand found
in the red clay of those strata.

Professor, how can you know
H-bombs are to blame?

Because Geiger counter
readings of the sand

indicate the presence
of strontium-90.

Professor Tanabe will explain
more about that in a moment...

but in brief...

we discovered high levels of radiation

of the kind produced
only by H-bombs

in this sand from Godzilla's body.

Order, please!

This physical evidence
allows us to conclude

that Godzilla is emitting

high levels of H-bomb radiation.

Order, please!

Chairman!

Representative Oyama.

Given the grave repercussions
of Professor Yamane's report,

we mustn't rush to make this public.

That's exactly why
it must be made public!

That's right!

Quiet!

What I mean is...

if this Godzilla thing

is the result of H-bomb tests -

It is!

That's exactly what it is!

That's my point.

Make this public

and our fragile diplomatic relations
will be further strained.

The truth is the truth!

That's what makes it so serious!

If we announce this too rashly,

the public will panic.

Our political life, economy,

and foreign relations
will be plunged into chaos!

You fool!
What are you saying?

- How dare you!
- Apologize!

The truth must be made public!

DISASTER RESPONSE CENTER
ESTABLISHED

HEAVY LOSSES AT SEA:
17 SHIPS SUNK TO DATE

This is awful.

Atomic tuna,
radioactive fallout,

and now this Godzilla
to top it off!

What if it shows up in Tokyo Bay?

It'll probably go
straight for you first.

You're horrible!

I barely escaped the atomic bomb
in Nagasaki - and now this!

I'll have to find a place
to evacuate to.

Find me one too.

Evacuate again?
I've had enough!

DISASTER RESPONSE CENTER

We're in deep-sea fishing.

We can't do business
without ships.

Longitude 138° to 138°7' east.

Latitude 33°4'...

to 33°8' north.

The frigate squadron
will attack Godzilla in that range

with depth charges.

All vessels in that vicinity
should exercise caution.

End of statement.
- That's it?

That's all.

With nearly 20 ships sunk so far,
TV NEWS

Godzilla, monster of the century,
has all of Japan in a panic.

The frigate squadron has begun
its depth-charge attack.

The 10-vessel fleet
left port at 10:00 a.m.,

headed for the west coast
of Odo Island.

At 10:17 they received orders
to commence attack.

Is something wrong?

The professor's a zoologist.

He doesn't want
to see Godzilla killed.

Father.

Father.

Please leave me alone
for a while.

Emiko...

please turn off the light.

Yes, Father.

It's Godzilla!

Don't panic, please!

- This is bad.
- Who'll compensate us for damages?

We're getting nowhere.

We'll starve waiting here like this.

They have to do something.

What a mess.

Please have a seat.

Thank you.

- Thank you for coming.
- Not at all.

Professor, we're really at a loss.

If this continues,

we'll soon have to close
our international shipping lanes.

Do you have any ideas?

Even the slightest hint would help.

Indeed”.

Professor Yamane, l'll be blunt:

We want to know
if there's a way to kill Godzilla.

Impossible.

Godzilla was baptized in the fire
of the H-bomb and survived.

What could kill it now?

Right now our priority
should be to study

its incredible powers of survival.

Hot off the press.

Professor Yamane makes
many important points.

It's pathetic to quake in fear.
We should be studying Godzilla!

Yes, but at what cost?

That's right.
It's a difficult question.

Hagiwara...

go interview this guy
on the double.

Dr. Serizawa?

Professor Yamane's
future son-in-law.

The girl's fiancé?

I'm sure Father will understand.

We have nothing
to be ashamed of...

but when I think about Serizawa,
I lose my nerve.

If not for the war,

he wouldn't have lost his eye.

Ogata...

I've thought of him
as an older brother

ever since I was a child.

I still feel the same way today.

Emiko...

thank you.

Miss Emiko,
Mr. Hagiwara's here to see you.

Mr. Hagiwara?

Yeah, the reporter.

Hello there.
Pardon the intrusion.

Thanks.

- What is it?
- I have a favor to ask.

I tried to see Dr. Serizawa,
but he politely refused.

I was hoping
you might introduce me.

I can explain later,
but it's really urgent.

I'd be very much obliged.

This is good timing.

I can go along

and explain things
to Serizawa personally.

I suppose...

but I think it would be better
if he heard it from me.

It'll be easier on him.

You're right.
Then you go ahead.

Thank you.
We should go.

The car's waiting.

I'll try to break it to him gently.

I'll be discussing Shinkichi's schooling
with your father at your place.

SERIZAWA
RESEARCH LABORATORY

There must be some mistake.

That's not what
my research is about at all.

The thing is...

our correspondent in Switzerland
heard from a German scientist

that when the plan
you're working on is finished,

it'll be a major breakthrough
in defeating Godzilla.

I don't know any German scientists.

I see.

What exactly are you
working on right now?

It isn't worth discussing.

Then forgive me for disturbing you.

- Sorry I couldn't be more help.
- If you'll excuse me.

- I'm going to stay a while.
- Then I'll be going.

I hoped to at least find out
what he's working on.

He can be moody...

but you've broken the ice,
so keep trying.

I'll do that. Good-bye.

Thank you for coming.

So just what is it
that you're working on?

Father's been wondering too.

“What's Serizawa up to
these days?”

Emiko, shall I show you?

What? All right.

But you mustn't tell a soul.

I'm risking my life on this project.

You swear to keep it secret?

Follow me.

Oh my!

Get back!

Emiko...

you're the only person
I'd show this to.

Don't forget that.

I won't.
I swear l'll keep it a secret.

Good evening.

You've had a long day.

Did something happen?

No...

nothing at all.

- Is Emiko back?
- Right here!

It's Godzilla!
Godzilla's coming!

Ogata!

I didn't get a chance
to tell Serizawa about us.

I'm Professor Yamane!

I can't let you pass.
I can't guarantee your safety.

Then tell your CO not to shine
searchlights on Godzilla.

It'll only make it angrier!
- I can't leave my post.

Professor, let's go up on that hill.

Please stay back!

RESEARCH TEAMS ARRIVE
FROM AROUND THE WORLD

First we'll erect a barbed-wire barrier
all along the coast

100 feet high and 165 feet deep.

We'll send
50,000 volts through it

to electrocute Godzilla.

Of course we'll have to evacuate

not only outside the perimeter

but also everyone living
within 1,600 feet

of the inside of the barrier.

The Defense Forces
and Coast Guard will carry out

their respective duties outlined
in this security plan without delay.

This is an announcement
from Security Command.

At 16:30 hours,
Godzilla was sighted at sea

15 miles northeast of Kannonzaki,
heading northwest.

A maximum-security alert
has been issued

for coastal areas
between Tokyo and Yokohama.

Sector 1.

Check.

Sector 3.

Check.

This is a special news report.

All residents of Minato,
Shinagawa, and Ola wards

have been ordered to evacuate.

We repeat. ..

Please stay tuned for further reports.

Emiko...

I'm going to ask for your father's
consent today... all right?

Welcome home.

Father, what's wrong?

All they can think of
is killing Godzilla.

Why don't they try to study
its resistance to radiation?

This is
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Professor, I disagree.

Ogata, I'm not saying this
on some kind of whim.

No scientist in the world
has ever seen anything like Godzilla.

It's a priceless specimen,
found only in Japan.

But Professor...

that's no reason to let
such a violent monster run loose.

Godzilla's no different from the H-bomb
still hanging over Japan's head.

Then shouldn't we
unlock the secret

of how it survived exposure
to such high radiation?

But -

So you want to kill it too?

Get out.
Get out of my house!

I'm sorry.

No, I wasn't very tactful.

No, something's come over Father.

Emiko...

l'll find the right moment
to talk to him about us.

This is a special news bulletin.

Godzilla continues to advance
toward the Tokyo-Yokohama coast.

The security barrier is charged
with high-voltage electricity.

Please exercise extreme caution.

Heading: 25° to 30°!

Distance: 2,800 feet!

Fires are raging out of control
in the Shibaura district.

Headquarters calling Car 467.
Come in, please.

Headquarters, this is Car 467.

The fire in Mitadai has spread
and is headed for Isarago.

This is Headquarters
calling Car 215. Come in.

Car 215 reporting.

Defenses at Fudanotsuji
have been breached.

The 49th Armored Division
was destroyed.

Further action impossible.
Any message to relay?

Attention, all radio cars.

Initiate
Security Command Code 129!

Abandon attack formations.

Focus all efforts on fighting fires
and rescuing casualties.

Initiate
Security Command Code 129!

Take cover!

We're going to join Daddy!

We'll be where Daddy is soon!

This is absolutely unbelievable,

yet it's unfolding
before our very eyes!

Godzilla's leaving
a sea of flames in its wake!

Owari-cho, Shinbashi,
Tamachi, Shiba, Shibaura -

all a sea of flames!

Godzilla's on the move!

It appears headed
for Sukiyabashi.

For those watching at home,
this is no play or movie.

This is real,
the story of the century!

Will the world be destroyed
by a two-million-year-old monster?

All personnel
to the underground shelter!

Quickly, please!

Operational command staff,
proceed to Shelter 306!

We're reporting live
via shortwave transmitter.

Godzilla is headed this way,

right for our TV tower!

There's no time to run.
Will we survive?

It's getting closer!
This looks like the end!

It has the tower in its hand.
What power!

This really is the end.
Farewell, ladies and gentlemen!

Godzilla has turned
central Tokyo into a sea of flames.

It's proceeding
from Ueno to Asakusa,

possibly heading for the sea.

Damned beast!

Damned beast!

It's running away!

It'll be back!
What can we do?

Damn it!
How can we kill the bastard?

Godzilla seems to have
retreated to the sea for now.

A research team headed
by Professor Yamane

has been formed
to find countermeasures.

Those are the top stories at this hour.

Mr. Ogata of South Seas Salvage...

the patrol boat's
departure time has been changed.

Please report to the briefing room.

Thank you for your help.

Your mommy will be back soon.

Emiko...

Ogata, there's something
important I must tell you.

I can't keep quiet anymore!

I can break my promise now
with a clean conscience.

Your promise?

Yes. I made a promise to Serizawa.

Serizawa?

I kept it secret even from you...

but now I have
to break my promise.

It was the day Mr. Hagiwara
and I went to see him.

That's when it happened.

Get back!

Did you...

That's right.

I destroyed
all the oxygen in the water.

All the organisms
in the tank suffocated.

Their remains were then liquefied
by my Oxygen Destroyer.

It splits oxygen atoms into fluid.

My...

I'd intended to research oxygen
thoroughly from every angle.

In doing so...

I discovered
an unexpected form of energy.

After my first experiment...

I was filled with horror
at the power I'd unleashed.

I couldn't eat for days.

Just a small ball of this substance

could turn all of Tokyo Bay

into an aquatic graveyard.

But why develop such a thing?

Emiko...

my research is strictly
in the interest of science.

But what if your discovery
is used for some awful purpose?

Exactly.

If used as a weapon...

it could lead humanity to extinction,
just like the H-bomb.

But I'm determined to find a use
for the Oxygen Destroyer

that will benefit society.

Until then, I won't reveal its existence.

That's why I told
that reporter nothing.

Should anyone try to force me
to use it before then...

I'm willing to give up my life

and destroy my work
rather than let that happen.

I understand.

I won't say a word...

even to Father.

Now I've broken that promise.

I see.

But Emiko...

you did it to save us
from utter disaster.

I'm sure he'll forgive you.

Ah, welcome.

Serizawa.

What's this?
You're here too?

I have a big favor to ask.

Have a seat.

What kind of favor?

I want to use the Oxygen Destroyer.

What Oxygen Destroyer?

I don't know
what you're talking about!

Serizawa,
why keep up this pretense?

Pretense?

Serizawa, I broke my promise.

I told him everything!

Please let him use it!

I'm sorry!

Please forgive me!

Emiko couldn't bear
the sight of all that destruction.

Please try to forgive her.

You're our only hope.

Ogata...

if Emiko told you my secret,

you must understand
why I can't let you use it.

I refuse!

- Serizawa!
- No.

- Even to battle Godzilla?
- Please leave now.

Serizawa!

Open the door!
Serizawa!

What are you doing?

Leave me alone!

- You'd destroy years of research?
- Let go!

Stop it, please!

Ogata!

Ogata!

Ogata, please forgive me.

If it could be put to good use,

I'd be the first
to reveal it to the world.

But right now

it's nothing but a weapon
of mass destruction.

Please understand!

I do understand.

But if we don't stop Godzilla now,

what's to become of us?

Ogata...

if the Oxygen Destroyer
is used even once,

the politicians of the world
won't stand idly by.

They'll inevitably turn it
into a weapon.

A-bombs against A-bombs,
H-bombs against H-bombs -

as a scientist -
no, as a human being -

adding another terrifying weapon
to humanity's arsenal

is something I can't allow.

Then what do we do
about the horror before us now?

Just let it happen?

Only you can save us
from this tragedy.

Even if you use it
to defeat Godzilla,

how can it be used as a weapon

if you don't publish
your research?

Ogata, we human beings
are weak creatures.

Even if I burn my notes,

everything's still in my head.

As long as I'm alive,

who can say I wouldn't
be coerced into using it again?

If only I'd never invented it!

“O peace, O light,
hasten back to us” -

that's the prayer for peace
being offered up nationwide today.

We're broadcasting
one such scene from Tokyo.

Listen to these young girls
as they sing from their hearts.

Hasten back to us

Our hearts are filled

With prayer

This we pray

Hear our song

And have pity on us

O Peace!

O Light

Hasten back to us!

Serizawa!

Ogata, you two win.

But this will be the first
and last time I ever allow

the Oxygen Destroyer to be used.

It's all right, Emiko.

This is the only way

to make sure it doesn't fall
into the wrong hands.

The decisive moment draws near.

We'll soon know if this monster
terrorizing the world

will be buried forever
in the ocean's depths.

A Geiger counter
is being used to pinpoint

Godzilla's location.

Ogata...

please get me a diving suit.

What?

You have no diving experience.

Serizawa...

Ogata's right.

Don't be foolish.

Professor, this is the only
Oxygen Destroyer I have.

For it to be fully effective,
it must be released underwater.

All right.
We'll go down together.

No, I can do it alone.

You're crazy.

I'm not letting a beginner
go down there alone!

Prepare another diving suit!

Are we clear?
You're to follow my instructions.

The only batch
of Oxygen Destroyer in the world:

How much power does it possess?

Its inventor, Dr. Serizawa,
refuses to say.

All we can do now

is pray for its success.

Professor...

I never dreamed
I'd unveil my discovery like this.

I'll be praying for you.

You two be very careful.

Ogata, I'm counting on you.

The attack begins.

Dr. Serizawa is being
slowly lowered into the water.

They've reached bottom!

- Stop!
- Stop unspoolingg!

Serizawa!

Serizawa!

What's going on?

Ogata, it's working!

I hope you two will be happy.

Farewell!

Serizawa!

Bring him up!

What emotion! What joy!
Victory at last!

I saw Godzilla's lifeless corpse
sink into the sea with my own eyes!

This victory belongs to young
Dr. Serizawa, scientist of the century!

He wished us happiness together.

I can't believe that Godzilla...

was the last of its species.

If nuclear testing continues...

then someday,
somewhere in the world...

another Godzilla may appear.

Present, arms!

Order, arms!

THE END