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VARAN THE UNBELIEVABLE

Five, four, three, two, one...

...zero!

We are now on the brink of the space age.

Another major step in the history of mankind.

Space flight is no longer a mere dream.

Outer space is full of mystery. As is the earth on which we live.

We are now about to reveal the most mysterious story ever told.

PROF. SUGIMOTO’S BIOLOGY CLASS

Everyone, would you please come over here? I have a surprise for you.

Now look!

This species of butterfly has been known to exist only in Siberia.

But a schoolboy found it right here in Japan during the summer vacation.

I want to find out whether many such butterflies exist there or not.

We have sent two institute members to research the area.

The area is in Tohoku.

Up the Kitagami River... about 40 kilometers in diameter...

The area is called the Tibet of Japan.

Oh, the road is terrible.

We should have come on foot.

- Mm, let’s see how far we can go. - Okay.

Oh, excuse me. Is this Iwaya Village?

Urh...urh...

Mm...!

They think we’re monsters.

The God of Baradagi...

The God of Baradagi?

Never heard of such a name before.

This is the Tibet of Japan, all right.

I really hate this place.

- Well, let’s go ahead. - Yeah.

An earthquake?

I don’t think so.

- Where shall we go? - Mm...

- Shall we turn back?

- Shall we turn back? - No, let’s go a little further.

It’s still early.

I’m scared.

It’s too early for monsters.

What’s that?

It’s a gas which is specific to this region.

I see.

I don’t know why the map doesn’t show any lake here.

Yeah.

- Hey, let’s take a look at the car. - Okay!

Look! Over there!

That’s the one.

Yeah.

A red-spotted tail.

That’s beautiful!

Yes, it’s a beauty.

Hey, let’s go back!

WHO KILLED THEM? BARADAGI?

TWO SCHOLARS KILLED IN THE MOUNTAINS

Professor, you don’t really believe in such things, do you?

Mm, it’s very puzzling.

Oh, Yuriko!

Kenji, I came here to take back things that my brother left behind.

Oh, this is all that’s left of him.

Professor, Miss Yuriko.

My condolences.

Professor, do you know what killed them?

Well, it’s very hard to tell. The police said that...

...your brother’s jeep was crushed like a paper toy.

Then it could not have been a landslide.

If it’s a landslide, it will be easy to recognize.

Are you superstitious?

No, of course not.

But we know nothing about the biological aspects of the place.

About the local myth called Baradagi...

We might think it is a superstition...

But the people who live there... they do not think so.

They all think that Baradagi is real.

I’ll try to find out what that Baradagi is.

You?

I’m a reporter and we are planning to solve the mystery of the 20th century.

This is a big scoop. That’s why I’ve joined the research party.

I see.

But that’s too dangerous.

Oh, don’t worry!

I’ll look after her.

Oh no, not you. You don’t look like much protection anyway.

Professor, may I go with them?

Mm.

Ticket, please.

Ticket, please.

Miss, how far is Iwaya Village from here?

Oh, I’m sorry, I don’t know. I’ve never been there.

Iwaya Village?

Huh, nobody goes there.

Thank you very much.

- Let’s go ’n take a look. - Okay.

Let’s rest a while. How about it?

You tired?

Yes, a little.

How far is it from here?

Two kilometers.

Oh? Then let’s keep on going.

Oh, what’s that?

It’s only a bird.

Stupid! It couldn’t be.

Don’t be a coward.

I didn’t know a bird could sound so frightening.

- You are really scared!

- You are really scared! - Don’t be silly.

What is it?

- Did you hear anything?

- Did you hear anything? - Sure, I did.

Sounds like footsteps. Someone’s coming!

Ah!

You can not go further.

Why the mask?

It’s Baradagi!

Baradagi?

Yes, sir.

Are you living in Iwaya?

Yeah.

- What does your father do?

- What does your father do? - He’s a priest.

A priest?

Look! That’s Baradagi!

Don’t let him see you. He’ll eat you up.

Oh? Eat me up?

Baradagi! Baradagi!

Oh God of Baradagi!

Please deliver us from your great wrath.

Oh God of Baradagi!

We did not mean to invade your privacy.

Oh God of Baradagi!

Please forgive those that have offended thee.

Who are you?

What do you want?

All of us came from Tokyo to explore this area.

Explore? Never! You must go back!

Don’t you know, two men have been killed by Baradagi?

And they were also from Tokyo.

You’d better go!

Wait a minute, these two men and I studied in the same Institute.

And... one of them was her brother.

We don’t believe that their deaths were caused by the wrath of Baradagi.

It’s ridiculous to believe such a thing ever existed.

Hold your tongue!

I refuse to fill my ears with blasphemy.

Now everyone of you listen to me, I personally forbid you to go any further.

What is Baradagi? Have you ever seen him?

Heaven forbids, you’ll die if you see Him.

Go, go before you evoke the divine wrath.

Chibee!

Chibee!

Chibee!

Gen! Where are you going? Come back!

Gen! Gen! Where are you going?

Come back, Gen! Come back here, my boy!

Your son is condemned. You will die, if you go in there.

Gen!

Gen! Come back! Come back, boy!

Gen! Gen!

Chibee!

Chibee!

Chibee!

What are you trying to do?

Why are you afraid of Baradagi? Nobody’s seen him.

We have to find that kid! Yuriko, let’s go!

Yeah.

Horiguchi!

Okay. Hey, give me a hand.

Must you go?

Yes, I have to rescue that boy.

Oh God of Baradagi! Forgive them. Have mercy on them!

Boy!

Boy!

Boy!

Chibee!

Chibee!

Chibee!

Boy!

It’s getting foggy! Watch your step!

Boy!

Ah!

Damn it! Gave me a scare!

Yuriko!

Yuriko!

What’s the matter?

- I can’t find Yuriko.

- I can’t find Yuriko. - Oh?

Yuriko!

Kenji!

Horiguchi!

Oh, they’ve come back!

Oh, they’re coming back!

They’re back!

Now look, the fog is getting too thick.

Help us find the boy!

Where is your friend, sir?

We lost her. On account of the fog.

Baradagi’s angry!

We can never believe such nonsense.

This is the 20th century. How can you be so foolish.

It’s true, we have met with many strange phenomena out here.

But they have nothing to do with the Baradagi at all.

Now, get rid of that silly superstition and help us find the boy.

Can’t you see, even a small boy went to save his own pet.

Okay, I’ll go with you! Me too. I’ll go with you!

Oh, Chibee!

Chibee! Chibee!

Oh, Chibee!

“The boy is safe.”

“We’ll stay near the lake until the fog lifts.”

“Yuriko.”

Say, your boy is safe.

Oh, thank God! The boy is safe!

Let’s go!

Let’s go together!

Oh, Kenji, look! The fog is lifting.

Yeah! Come on, let’s go!

Oh, boy, the fog is lifting.

Yeah!

Ah, Chibee!

Gen! Where are you?

Gen!

Oh, look!

Oh, Yuriko!

Yuriko!

It’s good to see you.

Gen, oh my boy, you are saved.

Hey, look over there!

It’s Baradagi!

Baradagi!

Run for it! Run! Hurry!

Let’s get out of here. Let’s run!

Run! Hurry!

Come on!

Hey, come on quick!

Forgive them! Forgive them!

That’s an oversized lizard! What is it?

It could be a Varan.

Varan?

But it’s unbelievable that Varan can still be alive after millions of years.

But, Kenji, you have to believe it now.

It is Varan that killed my brother.

Yes, it would wreak havoc in a big city.

Come on! Let’s report it!

VARAN, THE PREHISTORIC MONSTER

VARAN ANNIHILATES A VILLAGE

We have ample evidence to assume that Varan is a Varanopode.

And as to my knowledge, Varanopode lived about 185 million years ago...

It ranges from the Triassic period to the Jurassic and cretaceous periods.

Hello, Mr. Majima!

Professor Sugimoto!

They’re officers of the Defense Agency.

Kusama, sir!

Katsumoto, sir! How do you do?

The Defense Agency considers this a very serious case.

- Oh, I know. Sit down! - Thank you.

- What do you know about the monster?

- What do you know about the monster? - Actually nothing.

But there is one thing we are quite sure, that is...

...we shall never let Varan enter the cities.

That is what we are all worrying about.

We have already alerted the troops to advance to the location...

...and we wonder, sir, if you could accompany us to the area.

By all means. When are you going to start?

We’ll start as soon as you’re ready, sir.

Hey! They are coming!

They are all here!

So this is the lake.

Yes.

Varan destroyed the Iwaya Village and returned all the way out here.

Must we all wait until it comes out again?

Nah, the Chemical Squads are on the way here.

They will lure Varan out.

Your paper gave us a big scoop.

Yeah, I had to risk my life for it.

- Hey, is it really in there?

- Hey, is it really in there? - Yeah.

It’s big, you’d better get yourself a wide-angle lens.

What’s that?

Some joker just threw a stone.

Hey, this is no time for jokes.

Get out!

Get out!

Take position! Set cannons!

Position Secured!

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

No. 1 all loaded. No. 1 all loaded.

Range, 700 yards. Range, 700 yards.

Standby!

Standby action! Standby action!

Standby!

First platoon, standby! 2nd platoon, standby!

Calling Headquarters!

Heavy artillery, 1345, rockets...

...howitzers and mortars standing by for action.

Over!

This is HQ. Your message received. Over!

- All ready, sir! - Good!

The civilians have been evacuated.

Thank you.

This is Mr. Kusama and Katsumoto.

Nakao, sir.

How do you do?

Where is Varan right now?

Oh, I suppose, Varan is at the bottom of the lake.

But, don’t worry, the lake has been heavily guarded.

- We’ll be off now.

- We’ll be off now. - Good!

I’ll take a look at the new weapons.

The shells contain chemicals which will dissolve in water.

They’ll take effect in 20 minutes.

- When we will begin the attack?

- When we will begin the attack? - At 1400 hours.

Ready!

Fire!

Fire!

25 minutes have passed but nothing’s happened.

That’s odd!

Kenji! Look!

Hum! Dead fish!

Look over there!

Ah! Ah! Look!

Ah, it’s Varan!

Varan!

It’s quite a monster!

It’s horrible!

Colonel Kusama, we must kill that monster.

Fire!

The target’s been hit!

Fire!

Let’s run! Let’s run!

Want the enemy to see you back?

I just want to take a picture from a distance.

Good, I think I’ll also take one like that.

It’s no use, Professor. We’ve thrown everything at him, and he’s still coming.

The situation is impossible!

We have to withdraw! Now this is an order!

Withdraw! Withdraw!

Let’s withdraw!

Professor, hurry! Let’s go!

Kenji!

Withdraw!

- You’d better go, too!

- You’d better go, too! - No, I’ll stay with you.

Don’t be silly!

You reporters don’t have to take such a risk.

Now go on over there and wait for me!

Hurry!

Hey, it’s Baradagi!

It’s Baradagi! It’s Baradagi!

Kenji, help!

Look! Can we call for more reinforcements?

It is too late now.

Professor, what’s happening now?

You just saw what happened. Varan is indestructible.

Unfortunately there’s no way to stop the monster.

We can’t kill it?

Well, I think there must be a way.

To kill Varan, we might have to use something really drastic.

Hey, did you see Yuriko?

No!

Where is she?

Kenji, isn’t Yuriko with you?

Nah, she left before I did.

But, she’s not here!

- Not here? - Yeah.

Hey!

Yuriko!

Yuriko!

Yuriko!

Yuriko!

Yuriko!

Yuriko!

Oh, Yuriko! Are you all right?

Hold on! Don’t worry. Just hang on!

Hold on!

Yuriko, Yuriko, just hang on!

There’s a cave.

Kenji! Yuriko!

Kenji!

Yuriko!

Look! They’re trapped in that cave!

Professor, they’ll be killed if they remain there.

We must divert the animal’s attention.

Did you by any chance bring the flares?

Yes, we did, but how should we use them?

Animals are sensitive to light, and I think the flares might do the trick.

- Bring it over here!

- Bring it over here! - Yes, sir!

Bring the flares!

Yes, sir!

- Shoot the flares towards the mountain!

- Shoot the flares towards the mountain! - Yes, sir.

Target!

Mountain! Fire!

Come on! Let’s go!

We’ve come to save you.

Oh, thank you.

Yuriko, we’re safe now.

Thank you.

Look up there!

Hit the dirt!

Anti-Varan Headquarters have now...

...been set up by the Ministry of Defense.

The Navy and the Air Force have been alerted...

...day and night in search of the monster.

15 port!

15 port, sir! Of course, sir!

Steady!

Steady as she goes! Of course, sir!

Sonar Contact?

No contact, sir!

So, up to this very moment, there is nothing we can fight Varan with.

He is really a monster, he can even repel the 36mm cannon.

What is your opinion, Dr. Fujimura?

I don’t think the situation is really that pessimistic.

Maybe our cannons and machine guns are not strong enough.

But we still have stronger weapons...

...that can penetrate steel.

Although, Varan is a monster, he is a living animal.

And I don’t think his skin is stronger than steel.

Dr. Sugimoto, what do you say?

I am sorry for the time being, there’s nothing I can say not until we know...

...more about Varan.

But skin is always flexible and never stronger than steel.

Yes, of course it is common sense...

...but Varan exceeds our scope of knowledge.

We can never predict what’s going to happen.

Have you any suggestions?

Not now.

Actually, I’m hoping that Dr. Fujimura’s idea will work, there are some...

...new weapons.

What do you say, Dr. Majima?

I agree with Dr. Sugimoto.

It’s not the hardness of the skin that repels the shells.

Maybe it’s the flexibility of the skin that causes it.

Oh, damn it, not a single fish.

Our lucks out!

Oh, let’s go home.

Mm, good idea.

Hey, what’s that?

Ah!

Ah, it’s Va... Va... Va... Varan! Varan!

Varan!

It’s Varan! Ah!

This is the Uranami reporting.

Varan is located at 35.5 North, 140.15 East.

I’ll repeat, 35.5 North, 140.15 East.

Varan is moving toward the southwest.

Standby units, move out immediately.

Move out immediately.

Varan located five o’clock low.

We’ve found Varan.

Commence the attack with the rocket bomb.

I’ll repeat, commence the attack with the rocket bomb.

Rockets away!

Varan has submerged. We made several direct hits.

He must have been injured. We are still standing by!

Commander, based on this information...

...Varan will attack us where we least expected.

So, please alert all the fleet.

10 Port!

10 Port, sir.

Of course, sir!

Steady!

Steady.

Calling HQ! 1120. We’ve found Varan.

Calling HQ! 1120. We’ve found Varan.

Range: 2000... Range: 2000!

Damn it! Varan will attack us again!

- Standby, for action! - Standby, for action!

- 10 degree port! - 10 degree port!

Fire!

This is the Uranami reporting.

Varan is heading toward the Uraga Channel.

Commander, Varan is heading toward Tokyo.

Hey, come with me.

What’s up?

Is our helicopter available?

- Helicopter? - Yes.

- Don’t you want to take pictures of it?

- Don’t you want to take pictures of it? - Yes, of course.

Are you crazy? The airports are closed, right now.

URANAMI

Commander, let’s attack again.

Attack again? With what?

Depth charges.

That is the weapon that will do the trick.

Trick?

Yes, sir.

We’ll use depth charges.

Like we used to do for sweeping the mines.

This is Isonami report to HQ.

Varan passed Uraga Channel heading towards Tokyo Bay.

- All right, go ahead!

- All right, go ahead! - Yes, sir!

Prepare to attack with depth charges.

Prepare to attack with depth charges.

Prepare to attack with depth charges.

Ready for action, sir!

- Fire! - Fire!

Standby! Fire!

Standby! Fire!

He got hit. A direct hit...

Good, I think we got him this time.

He’s still alive!

The Tsukishima harbor is alerted.

All the reclaimed land at 001, has been alerted.

Is the evacuation proceeding?

Yes, all the coastal areas are being evacuated.

Your attention, Please! Your attention, Please!

Varan is approaching.

Please evacuate this area immediately.

Your attention, Please! Your attention, Please!

Varan is approaching.

Please evacuate this area immediately.

From HQ to Haneda Air field.

When your defense is ready, report at once. Report at once! Over!

Roger.

Dr. Fujimura, I hear that you have invented a very powerful explosive.

Yes, but it’s not exactly ready yet.

What kind of explosive?

It’s a kind of bomb that I intended to use for dam construction.

But why can’t we use it now?

We could, but I doubt whether it would work.

Why not?

It is designed to explode hard rocks from the inside.

But if it is to explode outside of something, it will have very little power.

I’ll show you the picture and you’ll see what I mean.

That’s the explosive.

It’s the same size as a stick of dynamite, but 20 times as powerful.

Unless we can detonate it inside of Varan, it’s quite useless.

But how are we are going to do this?

This is the tower of Haneda Airport. Varan’s started moving.

It is approaching the airfield.

Dr. Fujimura, let’s try your explosive.

No, I’d rather not.

If used in quantity, I think it ought to work.

We have our duty to defend our capital.

We must try every means possible.

All right, I’ll get going.

Kusama, this is the showdown between Varan and us.

Let’s move our headquarters to Haneda Airport.

Yes, sir.

First platoon! Standby! Ready! 2nd platoon! Standby! Ready!

Ready for action!

Ready for action!

Fire!

Varan has passed the Haneda lighthouse.

Range: 2000.

Ah! Over there!

Open fire!

- Have you sent for the bomb?

- Have you sent for the bomb? - Yes.

It should be here any moment now.

- Check whether the bomb has arrived?

- Check whether the bomb has arrived? - Yes, sir.

Come in, SM 75! Come in, SM 75!

Hey!

Oh, Yuriko!

- Let’s go! - Okay, let’s go!

- Thanks for coming. - That’s all right.

Thank you.

Drive towards the waterfront.

No, I can’t. It’s too late now.

It’s way beyond the call of our duty.

Let’s go.

- No, Kenji! - Kenji! Kenji!

Now, hold the end of it.

Kenji!

Kenji!

Kenji! Oh!

Oh! Kenji!

Kenji! Hurry up! Hurry Up!

Are you all right?

I’m all right.

Fire!

We did it.

Okay, let’s go!

Come on, action! Move on!

It’s dangerous here, let’s withdraw!

Commander, let’s move to the north end of the field.

Attention! We are moving to the north corner of the field!

Shall we begin to attack once again?

No, if we shock Varan too much, it will also anger him.

Well... Tokyo is doomed.

Katsumoto?

That’s the only way it can work...

What is it?

We’ll attack Varan from the inside.

- Are you going to do that?

- Are you going to do that? - Now you just look at this.

Did you see, the monster is swallowing all the flares.

I saw the same thing happen at the mountain.

So if we can tie all the new explosives on the flares and...

...throw it down by helicopter. He might eat it.

I see.

We’ll do that immediately.

Colonel Kusama, while we are preparing...

...alert all the jets to pin that monster down in the same position.

Yes, sir.

This is HQ, continue the present attack.

- Pin down the target.

- Pin down the target. - Roger, out!

Make way for the helicopters. Hold all attacks!

Roger, out!

Get back!

All clear!

What time does the bomb explode?

In about 30 minutes.

15 minutes passed, so...

I estimated it’ll go off around 4:50.

Look, there!

7 more minutes.

Hold the attack!

Roger, roger!

Oh, he swallowed the bombs! This time it will succeed.

It worked. It has worked.

It’s heading toward the sea.

It’s still moving.

There is one more bomb inside Varan.

He’s dying. Come on! Let’s go!

Don’t run so fast. Are your feet hurting you now?

Nothing bothers me at this moment.

It’s a great job! Let’s take a good picture.

Okay.

Thus, Varan has vanished into a veil of mystery.

After a desperate struggle, Man has now won another victory.

THE END