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Look out!

It's the monster Shukra!

Is the monster Shukra see-through?

No, I just haven't finished its design yet.

Fool. Don't bring me unfinished work.

I'm sorry.

Anyway, what sort of monster is this?

- A homework monster. - Homework?

It's what you were saying.

You said to visualize what kids hate most as a monster.

And so it's Shukra.

It's too simple!

Kids these days are more sophisticated than that.

So the telepathic power of these kids who hate homework streams far out into space...

...and forms a monster there.

How is that?

It stinks!

That's too bad.

After all the trouble we went through to get an introduction too.

Where shall we try next?

Now, wait. Take it easy.

I want to take a break for a while.

You don't have that luxury.

We have to keep going until we sell some ideas.

Here's the next place.

The construction committee for Children's Land.

You've heard of it, right?

The ones building the Godzilla Tower?

That's right.

Well, what is this? Am I supposed to start shoveling dirt?

Stop complaining and just go.

What's that look for?

You Mamagon.

What's that? Would you say that again?

Oh, no, I won't.

Not with you being a black belt in karate.

"World Children's Land Construction Site"

What do you think?

It's quite impressive, isn't it?

And the Godzilla Tower.

A good idea. Very good, in fact.

In the tower will be an exhibit on past, present and future monsters.

The elevator takes you to Godzilla's head, the observation tower.

It will stand 50 meters tall.

It will have lights for aircraft...

...and a space observatory as our contribution to the community.

A playground for the kids...

...a library, a cafeteria. We have more than enough space.

This is a place...

...where children will learn about the notion of peace.

Peace. Do you understand?

It's already pretty peaceful.

No, it's not.

Feigned peace will easily fall apart.

I'm talking about absolute peace.

That's the only thing that will save the world.

Monsters and peace.

It doesn't seem to make sense.

It does.

Children will learn about absolute peace here.

By the way, what work am I supposed to do?

I want to make this place even better than it is.

Do you have any ideas?

Any suggestions?

I don't think you've got enough monsters for the kids to play with.

You need more, like Shukra and Mamagon.

Shukra? Mamagon?

The homework monster and the monster of strict mothers.

Not very peaceful, I guess.

No, I like it.

Please bring me some designs as soon as possible.

And if you're displaying monsters from around the world...

...what about the monsters on Monster Island?

Of course we have considered them.

But those monsters are hardly peaceful.

Even Godzilla.

So once Children's Land is completed...

...we'll destroy Monster Island.

Destroy it?

That's right.

We intend to wipe out Monster Island ourselves.

Shukra, the dreaded monster of homework...

...and Mamagon, the monster of strict mothers.

Come in.

Congratulations. You managed to get the job.

The director is very happy with you.

Director?

Oh, that guy. I don't like him.

You can't afford to be fussy about where you work.

I guess. Aren't there any other jobs?

Gengo, you're not in a position to be choosy.

But they're too stiff.

They like you and they pay you well.

What is it that you don't like?

The peace.

Peace?

Absolute peace is what they say.

It's a very nice ideal.

Hey, what's all this?

Stuff they want first thing tomorrow.

But what is it?

Shukra and Mamagon.

Mamagon?

Is there a certain resemblance here?

You cheeky pig!

World Children's Land Committee Office.

Fifth floor.

Hey, wait! You dropped something!

What are you doing here? Where'd she go?

- Who? - The girl, of course.

What do you want her for?

Which way did she go?

Hello?

Hurry up and come in here.

In where?

To your right.

Just go straight in.

Come here.

And who are you?

My name's Gengo Odaka.

So you're the man the office director told me about.

And you are...?

The chairman.

Huh?

Is something wrong?

Well, I am a bit surprised.

Well, I don't see why you should be.

What's that?

The Nebula M space-hunter orbit.

- Is that strange? - Not really, but...

Chairman, I'm sorry.

So she got away.

We will find her.

If we don't get that Action 2 tape back, we'll have to considerably alter our plans.

What's this Action 2 tape you're talking about?

It's a tape on which our whole plan is based.

And the girl? Industrial spy, eh?

No, she's much worse than that.

An enemy of peace.

- Enemy of peace? - That's right.

We're working very hard to bring absolute peace to the entire world.

Please, give the tape back to me.

The tape?

I know you picked it up!

But it isn't yours, is it?

Now get it back from him.

- It's not here. - What?

What have you done with it?

Where is it?

Answer me!

Oh, gosh, I think he's fainted.

He must have thought it was a gun.

Now, just hold on a minute. Just a minute. We're not bandits.

But your pistol?

Pistol?

You mean this?

I'm sorry. I should have explained everything first.

- I'm sorry. - Yeah, that's right.

- My name's Shosaku Takasugi. - I'm Machiko Shima.

- How do you do? - How do you do?

This is the first time I've heard of bandits introducing themselves.

- I told you, we're not bandits. - Or enemies of the peace.

Those Children's Land people are the enemies of peace, not us.

Children's Land? Is that so?

Well, tell me your story.

My brother is a computer technician, and he was working at Children's Land.

- At Children's Land? - Yes.

But he hasn't been home for the last three days.

So I went to Children's Land...

...and they said his absence without notice is in violation of his contract.

My brother had been acting very strange.

I thought he was just tired from working too hard.

- But then I read his diary. - What did it say?

"It's horrible."

"Children's Land is an enemy of peace."

"And the two mysterious tapes..."

So that tape is one of those tapes.

That's right.

They must have found out her brother realized what those tapes were and locked him up.

But where?

We're trying to find out.

- In any case, where is that tape? - I don't have it.

Yeah. It's in a pay locker at the train station.

Just put it there.

Shima... No sabotage, you hear?

What a thing to say after you've been illegally detaining me.

It's not detention. We're just having you work some overtime.

It's illegal detention!

Our timetable has changed and we must work faster.

There'll come a time when you'll thank us for this.

- Thank you? - That's right.

There is no equipment like this anywhere else in the world.

Once you're done with your work here...

...you'll be the world's foremost authority on electronics.

Chairman!

Listen!

Someone's playing the Action 2 tape.

- What? - That's bad.

Who the hell are you people?!

What is this?

Maybe we're playing it at the wrong speed.

Well, it doesn't make any sense to me.

It's gone.

Tape must be finished.

Now what?

We'll have to change the computer program.

Change Plan 3 to Plan 6.

Right.

We can expect that the humans don't know the meaning of the tape.

The monsters on Monster Island can understand it.

Hey.

Oh, hello.

What were you doing?

I was just looking for you.

I brought you the designs.

It's my brother's. Look.

"T.S." His initials!

- What's his name? - Takeshi Shima.

- Where did you find this? - In Godzilla Tower.

And how was he doing?

I didn't see him. But I'm sure he's there.

Yeah. It's not going to be easy to find him.

The whole thing gets more suspicious by the minute.

What's this "absolute peace" about?

So we have to find out the significance behind all this "absolute peace" talk.

There's something very odd about the chairman too.

They call him the chairman, but in fact, he's only a child.

He sits there solving high-level mathematical problems.

He's beyond being a child prodigy or a genius.

And what kind of problem do you think he was calculating?

The main orbit of the Nebula M space-hunter.

Nebula M space-hunter?

- Do you know of it? - What?

No, never heard of it.

I guess the Godzilla Tower is the only place we have to look.

It's gonna be tough.

Oh, no. This is embarrassing.

What's wrong?

You see we didn't tell you everything about this case.

So you don't know what's going on, yet you left something out?

Exactly. See investigations should be conducted after thorough research.

But we haven't looked into anything about Children's Land.

I see.

And we need more information about the chairman and office director.

All right, let's split up and see what we can find.

Right! Come on!

"Japan Okinobu Publishing"

"Mainichi Newspaper"

This is what I got.

The people behind Children's Land are part of the Children's International Federation.

All their money comes from private donations...

...but they never accept donations with strings attached.

So they can just do what they want, no questions asked.

- But they're a commercial business. - That's what's suspicious.

- Where's their headquarters? - Switzerland.

Yeah, that's suspicious.

Oh, and you...?

- I checked on Director Kubota. - Is he foreign?

No, his records are all here.

He comes from Yamano City, Kobiki, 38th district.

Did you say Yamano City?

The boy they call the chairman is from Yamano City too.

His name's Fumio Sudo, 17 years old.

It could be a coincidence.

I simply don't believe in coincidences like that.

- Nor do I. - Right.

- Let's check it out. - Sure.

How much farther is it to Yamano now?

About 40 kilometers. We should be there in an hour.

"SUDO"

This is the chairman's house.

It sounds like somebody died.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Hello.

Good afternoon.

Can I help you?

We're making some inquiries about Mr. Fumio Sudo.

- Fumio? - Yes. Where is he now?

Fumio isn't here.

So he's in Tokyo after all?

What are you talking about?

Fumio died last year.

- What? - Today is the first anniversary.

It can't be.

Visitors?

They say they've come to see Fumio.

That's not possible. Fumio's gone to a better place.

But I saw him in Tokyo last week.

That's impossible. I said the proper prayers.

His spirit is resting peacefully. You must have made a mistake.

Please, could you possibly show us a photograph of him?

If you could, please.

Of course.

So tell me, what sort of fellow was this Fumio that you say you saw?

He's the chairman of Children's Land.

Children's Land?

Is that some sort of fancy name for a lunatic asylum?

It's a charitable project.

I see.

Fumio is extremely brilliant...

...solving the kind of math equations even professors can't solve.

That's certainly a different fellow. It's not really for me to say...

...but Fumio was the dumbest kid in class.

I'm afraid these are the only photographs I could find.

Thank you.

Who is this man in the picture with him?

That's Mr. Kubota.

Kubota?

He was Fumio's English teacher in junior high.

Exactly one year ago, the two of them...

...died climbing lkari Mountain over there.

Oh, yes.

I must go to Mr. Kubota's house for his one-year anniversary now. Goodbye.

So they've been dead for a year now.

What the hell is going on?

Here's a message from Nebula M space-hunter.

Connect translator.

Yes, sir.

"The changes have been approved. Prepare for arrivals."

We have our orders.

Commence playing the Action 1 tape.

- No, wait. - Keep out of this.

What kind of tape is this?

The tape of peace.

Peace? Peace for whom?

It's Anguirus. Anguirus has entered Sagami Bay.

Defense units, move out immediately.

Halt!

Dispatch!

Get in position!

Lights on! Lights on!

Open fire!

Chairman, what shall we do with Shima?

Now that we know the power of the Earthmen,

he's of no further use to us, even as a sample.

- Mr. Shima? - Who's there?

Are you Mr. Shima?

That's right.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Oh, Director, I was just looking for you.

I've been waiting forever.

My office isn't here.

But I'm new here. I don't know where your room is.

And what do you need at this hour?

I was wondering what you thought of the monster designs I gave you yesterday.

Oh, that's all?

"That's all?"

You said you needed them in a hurry.

It's my greatest masterpiece. I'm very confident.

You have no business at this construction site.

You should come to my office, instead.

Go home.

Yes, of course. Right away.

I'll see you tomorrow at your office, then.

Wait.

Cigarettes.

They're for you.

Oh, thank you. Thanks a lot.

What do you think about him?

Stupid, and yet cunning.

A very rare specimen indeed.

I was right. Your brother is locked up in Godzilla Tower.

Did you see him?

No, the door to his room was locked. I only managed to speak to him.

Well, well, we've got everyone together.

How did you find us?

The cigarettes.

I placed small transmitters in the filters.

So that's it.

You thief!

That woman there is the thief. This is our tape.

You guys have stuck your noses where they don't belong.

Wh-what are you gonna do?

Good evening!

What are you doing?

Director. You...?

Are you people sane?

Of course we are.

You've got to investigate Godzilla Tower!

Yes, right away!

Why? Just because you say so?

It's complicated.

This woman's brother is being kept there.

That's right. It's the truth! This is his lighter.

Monster Island Control Center has just informed us

that two monsters, Godzilla and Anguirus,

have broken out and are heading for the Kanto area.

All men stand by for emergency action.

Receiving pilot signal from Nebula hunter.

Good. Synchronize conductor.

Yes, sir.

All ready here.

- And you? - Ready.

This is the day we have been waiting for.

We came to this planet searching for eternal peace for us all.

And it was worth it.

Now let's go to the next phase of our plan.

Look. They've switched the lights on up there.

I think that's the room that your brother's locked in.

There's no sign of any guards.

Then we're going in. You guys stay here and go on to the next step.

Okay.

We should use the stairs. It ought to be safer.

Right.

Oh, I can't go on!

Get on your feet. And you call yourself a man.

- Mr. Shima, hurry! - Thank you.

You people can consider yourselves quite lucky.

Why should we think we're lucky?

Well, I had meant to kill you straightaway...

...but the plans have changed.

Looks bad.

It's been over ten minutes.

You mean, they've been caught?

I'm afraid so. All right. It's time for plan B.

Now, what we've planned is to use you as uniforms for our friends who are coming soon.

Uniforms?

Yes, that's what I said.

Are you wearing uniforms now?

We solidify the afterimages of you humans and reflect them.

We've tried many experiments,

and human beings make better receptacles than any other species.

What the hell are you?

Fine. Let me explain.

Look up there.

With the vastness of space...

...your planet is not the only one of its kind.

There are many planets just like it.

Our planet in Nebula M was one of those planets.

In fact, its condition was better than Earth's.

A species similar to your own dominated the planet and prospered.

But their species only lasted for 2 billion years.

All because they were reckless in their aspirations.

It's now been more than 100 million years,

but the atmosphere is polluted and oxygen became deficient,

leaving the world full of toxins.

You probably wouldn't believe me if I said it,

but Earth is following exactly the same path.

Although the tragedy, in your case, is still far off in the future...

...there is no mistaking that you are headed for the same result.

Even if the human race dies out, there are other species that will survive.

We were one of them.

We took over our planet and paved a new road to prosperity.

But planets themselves have lifespans.

Our planet does not have much longer to live.

Is that why you came to Earth?

The conditions here are very favorable.

It's no good as it is now but we will soon make it peaceful.

Peaceful?

Peaceful for who?

For our species, of course.

What species are you, exactly?

A species that can survive under even the worst possible conditions.

Switch to emergency lighting!

A cockroach!

You see what I mean when I talk about human receptacles.

Sir, two unidentified objects approaching Earth at approximately Mach 400.

Switch over to laser radar.

Yes, sir.

Two space monsters.

One of them is King Ghidorah.

I don't know what the other one is.

I've never heard it before.

All defense units, dispatch immediately.

Take a look at the two space monsters.

The one with the three heads is King Ghidorah.

And that's Gigan.

Those space monsters...

...are being controlled by the signals being played through these tapes.

King Ghidorah and Gigan will work for us

by following the plans that have been encoded onto these tapes.

Now the monsters will start attacking and destroying everything in and around Tokyo.

Progress report of the peace plan: Everything going perfectly. No errors.

Do you think that Machiko will make it?

Of course she'll make it. It was all part of my plan.

That's exactly what worries me. His plans never work.

It's no time for quarreling. We have to keep moving forward.

This is the latest monster news:

The two space monsters responsible for widespread damage are now heading towards the coast.

Refineries and industrial complexes are being destroyed as we speak.

Chairman.

Godzilla has just arrived.

His appearance is a necessary part of the plan.

We have to attract him here and then we can kill him.

Hey, look, there.

Good. They know we're here.

Okay.

The string.

Tie it up there.

Now, hurry.

Right. Here we go.

Be careful.

- Brother, are you all right? - Machiko.

The car is over there. Hurry!

The humans have escaped.

Fool!

- Find them and take aim. - Yes, sir!

We'd be dead if we were in that car!

They're very predictable.

When technology advances,

we come to depend more heavily on machines.

And they've become overly dependent on that technology.

That's right. The machine's done for.

Let's move, using the two feet our parents gave us.

Godzilla is heading this way.

Excellent. According to plan.

Are the laser beams ready?

Ready now.

All right.

Once we kill Godzilla, our plan will be a success.

They're not human beings. They're aliens from another planet.

They're cockroaches from space!

And what do you want me to do? We've tried everything already.

But they didn't have any effect.

- Godzilla is our last hope. - Godzilla is in danger.

We have to destroy that laser beam before he gets too close to the tower.

Even if we were to attack Godzilla Tower...

King Ghidorah and Gigan will be quick to defend it.

Rocket artillery have no effect on those beasts.

I know. That's why we have to attack from the inside.

- The inside? - That's right.

The inside of the tower is not as strong.

They're so confident in their external fortifications, they won't see an internal attack coming.

What do you propose?

Fire laser beams, now!

- Godzilla's in trouble. - Come on. Let's hurry.

Run!

Look, Godzilla's almost finished.

- The elevator's moving. - Go. Shoot to kill.

Are you okay?

We did it!

Kubota!

Where are you?

I'm right here.

Why?

How could the machines fail us?

What went wrong?

Why?

- Is Godzilla all right? - I don't know.

But at least the space monsters aren't being controlled anymore.

Godzilla's strong again.

Godzilla's won!

He did it.

And Godzilla Tower is completely leveled.

Peace is a hard thing to achieve.

Advancements in technology can be convenient...

...but peace seems to move further away.

- What's wrong? - A bug!

They may have been right.

Perhaps one day, cockroaches will inherit the world.

Maybe.

Oh, Godzilla's going back.

Goodbye!

Goodbye!

Goodbye!

Goodbye!