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TOHO CO., LTD

RODAN

Executive Prod ucer TOMOYUI-(I TANAI-(A

Writer KEN KURONUMA

Screenplay by TAKEO MURATA, TAKESHI KIMURA

Director of Photography ISAMU ASHIDA

Art Director TATSUO KITA

Sound Recording by MASANOBU MIYAZAKI

Lighting by SHIGERU MORI Music by AKIRA IFUKUBE

Director of Special Effects EIJI TSUBURAYA

with AKIRA WATANABE, MASAO SHIROTA,

l-llF\'OSl-ll MUKAIYAMA YASUAKI SAKAMOTO

Assistant Director JUN FUKUDA

Editor H I ROKAZU IVVASH ITA

Sound Effects by ICHIRO MINAWA

Film Developing TOYO LABORATORY

Production Manager TERUO MAI-(I

CAST

KENJI SAHARA, YUMI SHIRAKAVVA AI-(IO KOBORI

AI- YASLJI-(O NAKATA,

TATSUNOSUKE YAMADA YOSHIBUMI TAJIMA

KIYOMI MIZUNOYA, FUMIHITO MATSUO KANTA KISARAGI,

AKIO KUSAMA, TATEO KAWASAKI,

KIYOSHI TAKAGI HIDEO MIHARA

KEN IMAIZUMI, ICHIRO NAKAYA,

SEIJI ONAKA JIRO SUZUKAWA,

RINNSAI-(U OGATA KEIJI SAKAI-(IDA,

JIRO KUMAGAI, ICHIRO CHIBA

JUNICHIRO MUKAI, MITSUO TSUDA

TOMEKO UMANO, TSURUE ICHIMANJI, TOSHIKO NAKANO,

SAEI-(O KUROIK/VA, SI-IOUICI-II HIROSE

KEIICHIRO KATSUMOTO, SABURO KADOWAKI,

MITSUO MATSUMOTO, KOJI LJNO, TADASHI OI-(ABE

YLJTAI-(A OKA, KAZLJO I-l I KATA

AKIRA YAMADA SHIGEMI SUNAGAWA,

BONTARO TAIRA MASAAKI TACHIBANA

JUNNOSUKE SUDA SHIN YOSHIDA,

YASUHIRO SHIGENOBU YASUHISA TSUTSUMI

HIDEO KAIJOU, TAKASHI NARITA,

KOJI SUZUKI HARUYA SAKAMOTO,

YASUO ONISHI KAMAYUKI TSUBONO,

MASAO SENGOKU KAZUO FUKUDA,

HIDEO SHIBUYA, HARUO SUZUKI

MASAO IBARADA, KOUJI IWAMOTO KENJI ECHIGO,

MINORU ONO, MASAYOSHI KAWABE KATSUMI TEZUKA,

HARUO NAKAJIMA, TOKIO OKAWA

Directed by ISHIRO HONDA

Mt. ASO Kyushu, Japan

Morning.

Hey! Another fight'?

Yes I'm sorry.

Stupid!

Damn you! Stupid!

Stop in

It was just over the drink.

Goddamn!

Stop in Stop it! StOp in

Why do you fight all the time?

You two work at the same pit.

Don't you, Yoshizo!

You too, Goro.

Let's get to work.

The black diamond is waiting.

Morning.

Morning.

Depart!

Morning.

Good morning, sir.

Awfully hot today.

The earth is getting hotter.

You mean global warming?

If the snow at North and South poles melts,

the earth will flood all over.

No thanks.

Yes, this is Engineering.

What? Flood?

Is the drainage pump working?

I'll be there soon.

The west pit is flooded.

That's strange. There's no underground water there.

The fault at the end may be the cause.

Right.

I'll do a full investigation.

Call the Safety Observers.

No, no. You can't go!

Be careful.

Thanks for coming.

Thanks for coming.

Thank you.

How's the water?

We managed to get it under control.

Where did it come from?

We don't know; it happened so quickly.

Anyone hurt?

Yoshizo and Goro are missing.

Let's find out where the water comes from.

Come with me.

Is it safe?

Yes.

Senkichi, Sabu, come with me.

Be careful! Please be careful!

It's Yoshizo!

What I?

Hurry, hurry!

Yoshi-eee!

Hurry, hurry!

Doctor.

It's not an accident; slashed with a knife.

Cause of death was a head wound.

But what kind of knife could be so sharp?

We must report it to the police.

I already reported an accident.

Let me see him! Let me see him!

Let me see him, please!

Is he alive? Is he alive? Let me see him. Let me see him.

Wait, wait. He's being treated.

We should go.

Goro has not been caught yet.

We don't know who did it.

They were fighting again last night.

You shouldn't say anything until the police have interviewed.

But they worked together, didn't they?

Why did Goro disappear?

Anyway, tell them not to draw any conclusions.

Can't see him yet.

Kiyo.

Is it true, my brother did

Can't be.

But everyone is saying

You must trust him.

Sure, Goro is a little hot tempered.

But he couldn't do such a cruel act.

Am I right?

Any“/8?

Don't go out until everything is cleared.

Let's go.

Oishi? Here. Goto? Here. Otsuka? Here.

Toyama? Here. lmamura? Here.

Kito? Here. Matsushita? Here. Nakagawa? Here.

Here. Here. Here.

Everyone's here except the guards.

As I thought; Goro's not here.

Does that mean he's still in the mine?

This is the only way out.

Shit!

Don't be chicken.

Is someone still in here?

No.

If there is, it must be Goro.

Let's go and see.

Yes, sir.

Let's hurry.

What trouble he is causing.

What's that sound?

Is it Goro? Goro!

Don't be chicken.

It's just a falling rock.

Is it Goro?

Goro!

Help!

Fool! You are such a coward.

Follow me.

- ENGINEERS' OFFICE -

Just a minute Hold the line.

- CHIEF'S OFFICE -

What awful murders.

I've never heard of such a violent killer

who killed four strong men one after another.

The policeman's head was hanging by a piece of skin.

A very sharp edge like a Japanese sword could have been used.

What kind of weapon?

I have no idea.

Could anyone take a Japanese sword into the mine?

Unthinkable!

We'll check the mine completely.

Wait! Don't say such a thing.

Let me go!

Come and help!

Otami!

Otami!

Otami, where are you going?

Let me go!

Kiyo! Kiyo!

Let me go. I have to tell her.

Stop it!!

We know how you feel, but Kiyo has nothing to do with it.

Please

Please excuse us.

Calm down.

Shigeru!

Kiyo.

Now, I'm sure it's not Goro.

Both Sute and Senkichi were your brother's close friends.

He has no reason to kill them.

Right?

I think I know him very well.

Don't give up hope!

Okay?

Kiyo!

Everyone! Come and help!

There! Let's go!

There is a strange animal inside!

Is it a bear or a boar?

No.

There!

Hurry! Hurry! Evacuate to Nishi-machi!

What happened?

What happened?

What happened?

The monster got away to the mountain.

Let's go.

Over there!

Let's go!

Fire!

It's dangerous. Be careful.

Watch out!

Damn it Oh no.

Let's go!

Shigeru! That's the killer.

What? Is that the killer?

Get me Police Headquarters.

Headquarters? I'm Nishimura.

Where are the police? We have two officers down!

How come it's taking so long?

Handguns are useless. Send men immediately.

The monster ran into the mine.

Good!

Oh! Tahei!

Quick!

Hold on, Tahei!

Are you all right?

Stretcher!

Repair the gate quickly.

To the hospital!

Chief!

Goro's still in the mine!

I will go and look for him.

Are you crazy? It's dangerous!

Just wait until the help comes.

Just wait until the help comes.

Deploy!

Stop!

Thank you for coming.

Will you guide us? - Yes, sir.

Position heavy machine guns here, and light machine guns at the front.

Oh! The water is receding.

Let's go!

Goro! Goro!

Fire!

I'll release the truck!

Everyone get back!

Watch out! We'll release the truck.

Watch out!

Watch the front.

There are more of them!

Shoot! Please shoot now!

Mr. Kawamura! Mr. Kawamura!

It looks like a dragonfly nymph.

An amazing paleontological discovery.

From the fossils it has been proved

that giant dragonflies, called Meganulon, existed.

This is its larva.

I'm lzeki from Seibu newspaper.

The Ivleganulon egg has been buried under the coal bed.

And the temperature and humidity are right for hatching.

You remember a thousand-years old lotus seed

bloomed a flower three or four years ago.

Yes, I do.

In this case, I think the diastrophism

has created a suitable environment for hatching.

Did you find Shigeru?

The falling rocks were worse than we thought.

We couldn't find him.

Oh! An earthquake!

Hello. Who?

Yes, I am Sunagawa of Earthquake Research Institute.

What is causing this earthquake?

Are there any signs of eruption?

I can't say for sure,

but it is true that a diastrophism is happening.

Is the earthquake center near the crater?

No, it's not.

It's between the crater and the mine,

and it occurred near the surface.

I see. I'm going to check it now.

Get a car.

Stop! You can't go any further.

It's strange.

We observed zero magnitude for this depression.

Hey! There is a man over there!

What?

What happened to you?

Do you know him?

Mr.Kawamura is buried alive in the mine.

Shigeru! Are you all right!

Shigeru!

Why is he here?

Mr. Kawamura! I'm lzeki of the Seibu newspaper.

Mr. Kawamura! Mr. Kawamura!

He lost his memory completely.

What?

Mr. Kawamura!

Mr. Kawamura!

Welcome back! Good to see you back.

Shigeru, it's me.

Don't you recognize my face? Look at me.

Try to remember.

What is my name?

Shigeru!

Shigeru!

Shigeru!

Dr. Minakami, what should we do?

We have to try our best to help him regain his memory.

In only one in ten thousand cases,

do we see cases like this, with a complete loss of memory.

I doubt if he'll get well.

Anyway, we will keep him in the hospital.

Now close your eyes slowly.

Now open your eyes.

Close your eyes again, and take a deep breath.

Tell me what this is.

Is this the Ivleganulon that you saw?

Do you remember it?

Shigeru!

Hello. From the Aso Volcanological Laboratory?

Yes, this is Nishimura.

What? There is a sign of eruption at Mt. Aso?

Entering near the crater is prohibited. I understand.

It's in effect until further notice.

I see. I'll send out a notice.

Bad things, one after another.

We still have no clues to the monster in the mine.

And now an eruption of Mt. Aso.

Yes...

This is Kitahara.

An unidentified plane is heading to Fukuoka City.

Altitude 20,000, course north/northwest at supersonic speed.

What? Supersonic?

From Command Center to Kitahara;

pursue the object and keep us informed.

Roger.

Command Center: this is Kitahara.

Pursuing over Fukuoka City, heading to SNW.

Its speed is 1.5 times faster than our plane.

What! 1.5 times faster?!

Its nationality and type are unknown.

Kitahara, Kitahara, continue the pursuit. Try to hang on.

Roger.

It's changed its course!

Oh! It's coming straight at me!

It's huge! Damn it!

Kitahara! Kitahara!

Impossible!

But it shows clearly on the radar.

Can you believe it?

If you make a steep turn at supersonic speed,

you know what happens.

Yes it's impossible, but all eyewitnesses say

Then what do you think it is?

Well, it could be a flying saucer or a foreign secret weapon.

Hello.

Who? Yes, he's here.

For you, from your office.

Thanks. lzeki speaking.

LBOA's plane is missing.

What? A flying saucer over the East China Sea?

Yes, I'll be right back.

A British passenger plane has lost contact.

That flying object is involved.

It's everywhere.

BEIJING

This monster has flown from Japan to Beijing

and has turned south.

It's flying at supersonic speed, at very high altitude.

Its identity is unknown.

Also, its size cannot be determined.

It is still a mystery whether or not it is a flying saucer.

PHILIPPINES

An unknown flying object is approaching Manila.

Martial law has been declared in Manila and vicinity.

This object creates destructive shock waves.

Everyone should stand by.

OKINAWA

UNKNOWN OBJECT, FASTER THAN SOUND,

RESEMBLING FLYING DISK, HEADED SOUTH.

OBJECT NOW 30 MILES WEST OF NAHA.

TOKYO

Are we going to be attacked?

An object like a flying saucer has left catastrophic damage.

According to its speed and flying range,

it cannot be just one object.

It attacked Beijing at 11 o'clock

and Manila at 11:20 Japanese time.

I don't think you should go.

You cannot see the crater anyway.

I have a friend at the Volcanological Lab.

I don't think it's a suicide. He is not the type.

If it is a suicide,

don't you think their camera and shoes are left too far away?

Right. And there is only one shoe.

In most cases they leave their shoes together.

Three grazing cows were stolen at Mt. Aso again.

That is

Photos have been developed.

Good!

You. Make a detailed report.

Yes, sir.

Mr. lzeki, these are from this camera.

I see. They look too happy to commit suicide.

What's this?

Professor, it doesn't look like a flying saucer.

So it looks like an animal...

Oh! This is it!

No mistake. This is Petranodon.

Mr. Hayama, it's too early to draw a conclusion.

But, these pictures look exactly the same.

But Petranodon was assumed to be only 27 to 28 feet long.

How could it strike a jet plane?

But if it is a Petranodon,

it's no wonder people and animals are being abducted.

There have been reports

of missing cows and horses at Mt. Aso.

Yes. Meganulon, which is from the same period, has emerged.

If Mr. Kawamura get better, we may find something.

It's ready.

Shigeru, look.

Aren't they cute?

They are going to have babies.

Shigeru! Shigeru! Shigeru!

Kiyo!

Shigeru!

Kiyo!

What happened to me?

Shigeru, you have your memory back. You do.

This is it. I am positive.

Thank you!

Are you saying this one

was eating the dragonfly nymphs and grew bigger?

Yes. I saw a giant egg crack, and it ate dragonfly nymphs.

Please take us on a search for its whereabouts.

Sure.

Wow! This is extraordinary.

What is this?

Here- there was a big egg here.

Then shouldn't the eggshell be leftover here?

Right. But the shell could be buried by the rocks.

What should we do now?

Professor, look! Here is a piece of the eggshell.

Is this the eggshell?

Yes, sir.

Oh! Rocks are falling.

Everyone, get out of here!

Here are the test results. It contains only calcium.

What percentage?

90%.

I see.

The electron microscope image looks like a chicken egg.

Take a look.

I see. It's the same as an ordinary egg.

The question is its size.

We figured the size from this curvature.

MINAMI PHYSICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

- COMPUTER ROOM -

I can't believe this is an egg.

This looks like a monster bird egg from the Arabian Nights.

We are in the age of advanced science.

It is not a dream to travel to space now.

It's hard to believe in the existence of such a thing in nature.

Nature is more mysterious than we have imagined.

There are lots of stranger things in this world.

But...

Well thanks. I am sure of my conclusion.

- EMERGENCY HEADQUATERS -

As you already know

the Petranodon is the largest flying species

recorded in our history.

According to the computer calculation

of a piece of its eggshell

this one -we named it Roden-

has a 270-feet wingspan, and weighs over a hundred tons.

We've also calculated

Rodan's flight power with the computer.

He is capable of creating highly destructive shock waves,

known as a sonic boom.

Professor, I have a question.

Go head.

How do you think Rodan was born, Professor?

I can't be sure of how.

But I can think of one possibility

that it's the result of nuclear bomb testing.

It not only has contaminated the ocean and the air,

it's also had great effect on the Earth.

This tremendous energy may have awakened Rodan

from his 200-million year sleep.

I say this may be one possibility.

I see.

But I can't say this for sure.

No, I cannot draw a decisive conclusion.

Professor, the immediate problem we face

is where has Rodan emerged.

It's definitely this area between this mine and Aso volcano,

especially on the line

between the cave under the crater and this cavein.

We should research and observe this area closely.

We should research and observe this area closely.

What's that?

That's it, I'm sure! I saw it in the cave!

Contact headquarters immediately.

Damn it!

What? Rodan has flown out? Okay, I understand.

Damn it!

There are no answers from fighter one and fighter two.

This is lmamura calling headquarters.

Rodan is now flying over Sasebo.

Understood. Lead him out to the ocean.

Roger.

- SASEBO STATION -

There's Rodan!

There's Rodan!

Attention! It's dangerous here;

get on the bus immediately.

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry up please!

Go!

Got him!

Rodan is escaping toward Fukuoka.

The result of our attack decreased Rodan's speed by half.

Oh! It's coming!

Hurry! Hurry! Quick! Quick!

Surround it before it can fly away!

Yes, sir.

To all units: surround the Sports Center immediately.

Surround Rodan with crossfire.

We've found another Rodan at 10,000 feet, northeast altitude

Over there!

Lead them out to the ocean.

Lead them out to the ocean!

Yes, sir. Lead them out to the ocean.

What on earth is happening?

Look at this.

What a mess. What happened to Rodans?

They has escaped.

Escaped?

It's not only here.

Yahata area was also damaged very badly.

Rodans haven't been seen anywhere,

according to reports form all areas.

Have they escaped into the tropical jungle?

No. I believe Rodans are at Mt. Aso.

What? Mt. Aso?

Animals instinctively return to their nests.

Based on Mr. Kawamura's experience,

I believe Aso is their nest.

They are not here.

Let's go down.

Oh there!

Here they are, after all.

Professor, they are here.

Yes. Exactly as I thought.

In order to close the cave entrance

First Attack Corps will destroy the Aso crater with crossfire.

Second Attack Corps will drop bombs at the cavein

to prevent Rodans from escaping.

Just a minute!

That plan will cause Aso volcano to have a huge eruption.

That would work to our advantage.

You must be kidding!

What are you going to do,

when molten lava flows to the foot of the mountain?

But...

No! I am absolutely against it.

Mr. Sunagawa, we will, of course,

evacuate all residents before we take action.

But this is not the only problem.

What about forest and fields

Look at the damages in Kyushu!

As long as Rodans are alive,

we will be getting damage we can't claim to anywhere.

Don't panic. Don't panic.

Calling headquarters;

this is the advance command base.

At 14:07,

setup at Aso Volcanological Laboratory was completed.

Please make all contact here from now on. Over.

This is Nishimura.

Yes, the evacuation of all resident is completed.

I will be following advance command base. I understand.

Report as soon as First Attack Corps is ready to attack.

To First Attack Corps: report as soon as they are ready to attack.

Right!

Calling First Attack Corps.

Report as soon as you are ready to attack.

Kiyo!

Shigeru.

Is everyone evacuated?

What are you doing here?

I really wanted to see you.

I am sorry.

It's okay, but it is dangerous here. Let's go now.

Yes.

First Corps is ready!

Open fire!

Open fire.

Good!

Open fire.

Open fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Look, everyone!

There will be an eruption any minute.

It is dangerous here. Evacuate now.

What should we do?

Let's pull out to Kusasenri.

Second Corps, all set! Second Corps, ready to attack!

All right, open fire!

Open fire!

Oh! Rodan!

Oh! Rodan!

Cease fire!

Cease fire!

All corps sieze the offensive

and return to your original units immediately.

END