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SHIN GODZILLA

TOKYO BAY OFF THE COAST OF YOKOHAMA

OFFSHORE OF HANEDA AIRPORT

A pleasure craft has been spotted adrift offshore of Haneda.

JAPAN COAST GUARD PATROL BOAT PC16 HAMANAMI

Hamanami here, roger.

Pleasure craft confirmed. No apparent hull damage.

The name is... Glory Maru.

Registration number MJG-15041. Requesting owner information.

Boarding the vessel.

Hello? Anyone here?

No one on the flying deck.

No sign of life. Some personal effects.

No traces of an incident. Perhaps a fall overboard?

Vessel's vacant. We'll prepare a tow.

TOKYO BAY AQUA LINE, AQUA BRIDGE

AQUA TUNNEL (UPPER LANE)

Wait, wait, wait!

PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, CHIYODA WARD, TOKYO

5TH FLOOR HALLWAY

First report from intelligence and research.

The Aqua-Line has sprung a leak.

Water's pouring onto the auto lanes.

A liaison office is up, and an emergency order issued.

- And the Prime Minister? - Arriving in twenty-eight minutes.

- I need info... downstairs. - Yes.

First report confirmed at about 8:30 am.

Leak in the Tokyo Aqua-Line tunnel, near the 2.5 kilo marker.

Seawater entering from a fissure in the tunnel ceiling.

UNDERGROUND CRISIS CENTER OPERATION ROOM

Several cars involved in the accident.

Hamanami Coast Guard personnel are caught in the steam cloud in the bay.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER, CONFERENCE ROOM

Aqua-Line's closed both ways.

The Coast Guard is issuing alerts.

YAGUCHI RANDO, DEPUTY CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY (GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS)

What is the situation, Mr. Koriyama?

KORIYAMA, CRISIS MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR

Five confirmed collisions in the tunnel.

Could it be a result of an earthquake?

OKI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY

We're checking right now.

Any relation to the sea eruption?

Not enough info to say yet.

We have footage.

YUSUKE SHIMURA, DEPUTY CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY (DEFENSE)

An underwater volcanic eruption?

If so, it's anomalous.

TOKYO BAY KAWASAKI ISLAND (WIND TOWER)

Coast Guard 691 reporting continued steam eruptions.

COAST GUARD SUPER PUMA 225 MH691 INUWASHI

The boiling water prevents undersea visibility.

Although the situation is still unknown, we'll need a unified initial response.

Let's reorganize.

FDMA disaster task force is in place.

3rd Regional Coast Guard HQ has sealed the bay.

We've received the notification by fax to seal the whole area indefinitely.

A coastal evacuation advisory has been issued.

TOKYO BAY KOTSUJIN ISLAND (UMIHATORU PARKING AREA)

There is an evacuation order from the authority.

Follow police instructions and evacuate to Kisarazu area.

TOKYO BAY AQUA LINE AQUA TUNNEL (UPPER LANE)

This area is still flooded.

Please be careful not to bump your head.

Cool, it's a slide!

EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLOPE

Please stay calm.

- This place is awesome. - Oh my god, my leg hurts.

EVACUATION ROUTE

Awesome! I'm getting scoop footage.

- What? What's that noise? - Something's up there.

Once you are departing the plane...

This is bad.

What...? It's freaking me out.

- What's that? What's that? - There's something there.

PM RESIDENCE UNDERGROUND CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER, FRONT STAIRCASE

Sir! The PM has returned.

5TH FLOOR HALLWAY

The cause of the Aqua-Line rupture is unconfirmed.

PRIME MINISTER'S ENTOURAGE

Never mind the details. Any fatalities?

- No. - Then leave it to the guys below.

No. There's secondary disaster risk.

I've canceled your meeting with the Secretary General.

There's a briefing in five minutes.

I see. Understood.

What are the chances for it being some undersea thermal discharge?

PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, 5TH FLOOR

PRIME MINISTER'S BRIEFING FOR STEAM EXPLOSION IN TOKYO BAY

Please give me all the possible reasons.

SEKIGUCHI, MINISTRY OF SCIENCE

An unidentified nuclear sub meltdown?

HANAMORI, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

Impossible. The bay is too shallow for a submarine.

YANAGIHARA, MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION

We believe it to be a magma steam.

A new undersea volcanic eruption. It's the most plausible explanation.

Excuse me, Minister Yanagihara.

The epicenter is shallow and appears to be just steam.

We're confident it's not volcanic activity.

- Really? Then tell me sooner. - Forgive me.

Could it be a new, large hydrothermal vent?

That's right. That must be it.

A vent directly above the tunnel?

Past geological surveys rule that out.

KANAI, SPECIAL CABINET OFFICE MINISTER (DISASTER MANAGEMENT)

An oversight, perhaps?

Prime Minister,

something's on the sea floor.

OKOCHI SEIJI, PRIME MINISTER

Some "thing"? Like what?

A colossal creature. There's even footage online.

Preposterous. A big whale spouting?

The sea is boiling. What creature has a temperature over 100 degrees?

KONO, MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

We've been scouring online videos,

we've yet to find any conclusive evidence.

AZUMA, CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY

Time's being wasted. How about a process of elimination?

Right. A new volcano or a large thermal vent.

What else could it be?

Then let's plan our basic response and hold a cabinet meeting.

Is it acceptable, Prime Minister?

Of course.

Very good. Let's move to the Main Conference Room.

Yaguchi...

You'll have to toe the line on their decision.

Don't stir things up.

Shouldn't we consider every possibility?

HIDEKI AKASAKA, AIDE TO THE PRIME MINISTER (NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICER)

It's good to be a rebel,

but think of the guy who got you here.

Got it? Word of advice.

PM'S OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, 4TH FLOOR

All those injured in the tunnel are receiving care.

TOKYO BAY'S AQUA TUNNEL INCIDENT COMBINED CASE COUNTERMEASURE 1ST MEETING

Fire boats and helicopters are mobilized in Tokyo Bay.

SATOMI, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES,

They stand ready to respond. That's all.

IS ABSENT ON A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA.

Next, regarding to Tokyo Bay coastal region...

we're at evacuation preparedness level.

Due to possible debris and ash,

we're grounding all flights out of Haneda until further notice.

We will prevail through this crisis.

Forgive me. Correction.

The grounding of all flights out of Haneda is unavoidable

to ensure citizen safety over economic concerns.

LATER

As for the undersea volcano-induced tunnel flooding.

Fortunately, no toxic gasses have been detected.

Teams from the Archaeological Agency and the Coast Guard

are en route to conduct a thorough investigation of the cause.

Eruption activity is reportedly dying down rapidly.

Is it over?

Then it's not a big deal.

Mr. Prime Minister, I beg to reiterate...

The presence of a large marine creature...

- ...as a possible cause. - Yaguchi. This is no place for jokes.

This is a ministerial meeting. Every minutes matters.

Don't make mockery of it.

With no timeframe for restoration,

we can expect those losses to swell.

Sorry! We must suspend this meeting.

The television. Turn on the TV!

I can't believe this! It's unbelievable!

Something rose from the water just now!

What is that?

A tail?

Looks like it.

Yaguchi's joke might be a serious thing, after all.

Let us adjourn this meeting.

All ministers, assemble in the Prime Minister's office.

So what the hell is it?

For now, we only have "Giant Unidentified Life Form."

We're making a list of biologists and scholars

from universities and research organizations.

We'll hold an emergency summit to figure this thing out.

Quickly. We need to know.

Yes!

Mr. Prime Minister.

Perhaps we should focus on our response.

Yes, of course.

Yes, but this is unprecedented.

I think the choices are simple.

Do nothing. Let it go.

Or capture it, exterminate it, or just chase it off.

KABIRA, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

I vote for extermination.

HAYAMA, SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC INDUSTRY

I concur.

Look at the costs incurred already, with the tunnel,

the grounding of flights and indefinite closing of Tokyo Bay.

I, too, favor extermination.

The sooner, the better. Right, Defense Ministry?

Well...

MATSUMOTO, SUPERVISOR OF DEFENSIVE OPERATIONAL POLICY

We've prepared for a wildlife-based threat before.

But never with Self-Defense Forces using weapons in the Tokyo Bay.

Why blow it up? Can't we just chase it off?

Academic circles and environmentalists...

They're already calling for it's live capture as a valuable new species.

Do you want to prepare a giant net to catch it there?

No, extermination's the answer. A few torpedoes?

The use of weapons requires careful examination of options.

I, too, side strongly with the option of live capture.

Start gathering intel on the unidentified life form quickly.

Extermination, capture, and expulsion.

Who are you addressing?

HIRAOKA, DEPUTY CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY

Vapor cloud spotted near the Tama River!

What? It's moving?

It's alive, isn't it?

TOKYO BAY, TAMA RIVER INLET

The creature's off Haneda Airport Runway D,

entering the Tama River!

Report of flooding on the Bayshore Expressway.

Not again!

Forget capturing it.

ANZAI, PM'S SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Sir. Biologists are starting to arrive. Only three so far, but...

PM OFFICE 5TH FLOOR RECEPTION ROOM

EMERGENCY ACADEMIC CONFERENCE REGARDING GIANT UNIDENTIFIED CREATURE

DR. SHIGA, PALEONTOLOGIST

It's indiscernible from TV images,

whether it's some dinosaur relic

or a species of whale.

DR. YANAGI, MARINE BIOLOGIST

It seems to be a never-before seen aquatic species.

But I can't say without an examination.

DR. HANAWA, BIOLOGIST

First is whether the footage is real.

If I were to rush to judgment based on unverified evidence,

I'd lose credibility as a biologist.

The conference is wrapping up.

PM SECRETARY OFFICE, 5TH FLOOR

This is ludicrous.

ASAHI BRIDGE, NOMI RIVER, OTA WARD, TOKYO

What a waste of time that was.

I agree.

Damn their status.

Get me someone who knows something.

Right away.

Shimura, any ideas?

A smart Environment Ministry friend from college, but she's low ranking.

Fine. Call her.

OGASHIRA HIROMI, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT DEPUTY CHIEF, WILDLIFE DIVISION

Serpentine with auxiliary ambulation.

Gills make it aquatic, but has legs like a lungfish.

If it has legs, can it come on land?

Yes. It's a possibility.

Really? What then?

Frankly, we haven't determined which agency it falls under.

Our scholar says that fin-like feet would be crushed under the creature's weight.

So coming ashore is physiologically impossible.

It's already supporting its weight.

Is that so?

What's your view, Environment Minister?

Well...

KIKUGAWA, MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT

Forgive the Deputy Chief's poor decorum.

But as your experts concluded, coming on land is very improbable.

I see.

Sir, considering the damage wreaked so far...

the sooner we hold a press conference to calm the public, the better.

Sir, If I may.

Please take care to give only verified information.

Understood.

Prepare my uniform.

NEW NOMI BRIDGE, OTA WARD, TOKYO

PM OFFICE 1ST FLOOR PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM

The Aqua-Line and Tama River have sustained significant damage.

The creature is currently moving up the Nomi River.

We're yet to identify what sort of creature it is.

But we don't expect it to come on land.

Should it beach itself in the shallows...

we believe it would be crushed to death under it's own weight.

I repeat.

There is no danger of the creature coming ashore.

Please set your minds at ease.

Sir, excuse the interruption.

What? To Kamata?

KAMATA, OTA WARD, TOKYO

What are you doing still taking picture?! Run away! Hurry!

"No danger of coming ashore," huh?

PM'S OFFICE UNDERGROUND ACCESS HALLWAY

Now what? You told me it's impossible for it to go to the ground.

That's why you weren't supposed to go off script and improvise.

I needed to reassure the public clearly.

You're right.

We're asking the experts how it came ashore.

Never mind that. What's happening out there?

Sir, we need to set up emergency disaster control headquarters.

Understood.

EMERGENCY DISASTER CONTROL FOR GIANT UNIDENTIFIED CREATURE CONFERENCE

This cabinet council is now adjourned.

Thank you very much, everybody.

(1ST MEETING)

PM'S OFFICE 4TH FLOOR HALLWAY

This meeting is such a waste of time.

Every action requires a meeting.

We have bad efficiency, but that's the foundation of democracy.

Even to hold a press conference?

We have set up emergency disaster control headquarters.

to combat the large unidentified creature that has come ashore.

We are crafting a full-scale response to secure citizen safety,

including coordinated evacuation

with Tokyo and federal government agencies...

The creature's heading toward Shinagawa.

At a speed of about 13 km/h.

It moves slowly for it's size.

Even at this speed, it can trample through Tokyo in three hours.

The city is dense and brittle.

This is bad. We're looking at enormous damage.

That's why we must exterminate it now!

It's a densely populated area. We must evacuate people first.

Have MIC and MILT set up Evacuation Zones and transport.

TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING, SHINJUKU

9TH FLOOR, DISASTER CONTROL HQ

We've got orders from the PM to conduct evacuation measures.

KOZUKA, TOKYO GOVERNOR

What took so long?

Nothing in the First Response manual applies here.

First Response manual has never been useful, hasn't it?

Just expedite an evacuation plan on the fly.

We've never drilled for this kind of thing.

TAHARA, VICE GOVERNOR

A city-wide evacuation will cause a general panic.

Citizens will have to self-evacuate.

KAWAMATA, TOKYO VICE GOVERNOR

We'll make every effort to control traffic.

ONCHI, POLICE CHIEF

HIGHWAY 15, SHINAGAWA WARD, TOKYO

Traffic signs are out of order.

Please leave your vehicles and follow police guidance.

The Tokyo Government has ordered a full evacuation of Shinagawa.

All residents are required to evacuate immediately.

Hurry, dear!

At this rate, the city will be in ruins.

Contact the Public Safety Commission.

We can request Self-Defense Forces for pest extermination.

And use of weapons?

Interpreted as an "armed attack" under Article 76,

Self-defense troops can use force.

This doesn't qualify as an armed attack.

Article 76 stipulates "by an aggressor country or equivalent."

It's no time for semantics.

Only the SDF is equipped to respond.

That means soldiers engaging in urban combat.

That will give the Prime Minister pause.

Prime Minister, we need an integral response that involves...

both military force and citizen evacuation.

Declare a state of emergency.

Right now, our only extra-legal measure is mobilization for defense.

Only the Prime Minister can decide that.

You're talking...

a declaration with no precedent.

We'd be mobilizing the country for war.

Sir, the police can't handle an evacuation of this size.

But if we mobilize...

there is a likelihood of collateral damage.

I don't want that.

Can we get the US to kill this beast under the Security Treaty?

No. Our government and SDF must move first.

Even under the Treaty, the US can only provide support.

We're facing a living organism.

Aggravating it might only lead to more damage.

You're right, it's an organism.

That means we can stop it.

Unlike an earthquake or a typhoon.

Sir, protecting the citizens is our top priority.

Sir, this is a tough call, but we need your authorization to prevent further calamity.

Right this instant?

Are you serious?

Time is precious. Your decision.

Moments ago, the Prime Minister

declared a state of national emergency,

calling for the first-ever mobilization of the Self-Defense Forces

and first post-war military action since World War II.

As an emergency "Pest Extermination," the order preempts Diet approval.

TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING A (MINISTRY OF DEFENSE)

Nerima 1st division has been dispatched at Tokyo's Request.

UNDERGROUND COMMON ROOM

They're tasked with guiding rescue and evacuation efforts.

But they're not equipped for battle.

ATSUSHI, CHIEF OF THE GROUND STAFF

Attack helicopters are the most expedient.

Contact Kisarazu base.

OZAWA, CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF

Shall we deploy F-2's from Misawa?

No. Any civilian casualties could destroy the SDF forever.

HAMADA, JOINT STAFF COMMANDER

Let's minimize firepower.

KITANO, CHIEF OF THE MARITIME STAFF

But we don't know its strength.

I think we need to be ready.

YAJIMA, JOINT STAFF DEPUTY GENERAL

I agree.

Let's recommend an integrated, three-force operation.

Call the PM.

The joint force will be lead by the Eastern Army.

The goal; Extermination.

With ground troops focused on evacuation,

ZAIZEN, JOINT STAFF GENERAL

rapid response helicopters will be our primary attack force.

Sir, as it's in the city, some elderly and infirm may remain.

That's why I can't make a decision without an inspection.

Under such conditions, a little collateral damage is unavoidable.

Sir, it's not easy.

But we need a decision.

Understood.

GSDF KISARAZU BASE, CHIBA PREFECTURE

This is a risky, unplanned mission.

Any volunteers?

No, standard rotation. This is what we signed up for.

4TH ANTI-TANK HELICOPTER UNIT, 2ND SQUADRON

Be careful! Salute!

GSDF AH-1S ATTACK HELICOPTER

Kisarazu lift off 13:08. ETA 13:20. Over.

UNDERGROUND ACCESS ELEVATOR, PM'S OFFICE

What a relief. The creature may be big,

but this ought to do the trick.

Maybe we can rebuild the town with its carcass.

Minister Yanagihara.

Wishful thinking and armchair theories

by the old Imperial Army in the last war

led to the loss of 3 million Japanese lives.

Beware of unfounded optimism.

KITASHINAGAWA, TOKYO

Please watch your step. Remain calm.

Get away from here quickly!

Local evacuation centers are useless.

Tell us where to send people! Respond!

The creature's progression has stopped!

Stopped?

Why, all of sudden?

Incredible.

It's evolving.

SHINAGAWA SHRINE, SHINAGAWA WARD, TOKYO

KITASHINAGAWA STATION

HATSUYAMA RAIL BRIDGE

Attacker 1, this is CP. Over.

Copy CP, Attacker 1. Over.

Head to Holding Area 2 to await further orders.

ASHIDA, 2ND SQUADRON COMMANDER

Attacker 1, copy.

2ND SQUADRON GUNNER

It's not like we were told.

CP, this is Attacker 1. Target differs from report.

Repeat, target differs from report.

Attacker 1, hold your position. Await instructions.

Resident evacuation is complete.

Understood.

Minister, we're ready to open fire.

Understood.

Mr. Prime Minister, on your command.

Very well. Go ahead.

Attacker 1, commence fire on the creature. I repeat, commence fire.

Copy CP. Commencing fire.

Target straight ahead. Aim for the head.

Distance 300. Ready, aim...

Hold your fire! Hold your fire!

Why aren't they firing?

GSDF OH-1 SCOUT HELICOPTER

Civilians near the line of fire!

SCOUT

4TH ANTI-TANK HELICOPTER UNIT, KISARAZU BASE

Civilians present. Can we fire?

JOINT TASK FORCE CENTRAL COMMAND, CAMP ASAKA

Civilians present. Can we fire?

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE HQ, CENTRAL COMMAND POST

Civilians present. Can we fire?

CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM, PM'S OFFICE

There are civilians. Can we proceed?

Prime Minister, can we proceed with firing?

Mr. Prime Minister!

Abort. Abort the attack!

Civilians must not receive fire!

Attacker 1, abort attack. To holding positions. Over.

Copy CP. Abort! Holding positions!

The creature is again on the move.

Breaking through the expressway, it's headed toward Tokyo Bay.

OTA WARD, TOKYO

All flights are canceled.

New fire outbreak in Shinagawa.

Most train lines running.

Pledges of support from overseas...

...more supplies and aid workers...

The Tokyo Exchange is open as usual...

The bullet train is operating shuttle service from Shin-Yokohama.

Scientific envoys from America, France and other nations have arrived.

The academic research teams have just landed in Narita and Kansai Airport...

The creature has not been spotted in the Uraga Channel.

So the search zone is expanding.

The casualty count is up to 100 as a result of...

Fires in Ota Ward have been put out.

Disaster Management Minister Kasai leads an envoy to survey and assess the damage.

GIANT UNIDENTIFIED CREATURE DISASTER SITE, OTA WARD

GOVERNMENT DAMAGE SURVEY CORPS.

It was only ashore for about two hours, and look what it did.

No.

We had as long as two hours to mount an initial response.

Disappointing.

It was a surprise. Can't be helped.

Everyone did their best under the circumstances.

Don't get smug, Yaguchi.

It's time to meet the press. Mr. Minister, this way.

Okay.

SAGAMI BAY, OSHIMA ISLAND VICINITY

MSDF TAKANAMI-CLASS DESTROYER DD-111 OONAMI

- Full speed ahead. - Full speed ahead.

Monitoring the area closely.

ROTARY WING PATROL HELICOPTER SH-60K

DIPPING SONAR

We believe it submerged to the sea floor off Kanaya.

We're strengthening surveillance...

and patrols around Chiba and Sagami Bay.

But if it's hiding in Sagami Trough, detection's moot.

Who knows when or where it'll emerge?

How are preparations?

GSDF CAMP ASAKA, NERIMA WARD

Once spotted, a rapid land strategy at water's edge will be difficult.

JOINT TASK FORCE CENTRAL COMMAND

We'll need multiple plans

for a landing point encounter and expeditionary pursuit.

YAMAOKA, EASTERN COMMANDER

SAEJIMA, EASTERN DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE

Coordinated artillery, tank and F-2 scenarios.

3RD FLOOR ENTRANCE HALL, PM'S OFFICE

Defensive operations lean heavily on the Kanto area.

CABINET PRESS CONFERENCE

The metro area has to take priority.

Looks like a 5th floor's order.

What about the regions?

Tokyo has 13 million people, GNP of 85 trillion yen.

That's 17% of Japan's total.

And in the Kanto region? 40% and 200 trillion.

Seems like a prudent strategy to me.

Protecting a country isn't easy.

DEPUTY CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY'S OFFICE, 5TH FLOOR

They've set up a special response team in the PM's residence.

FUJINOSE RESTAURANT, AKASAKA DISTRICT, MINATO WARD, TOKYO

And I hear you were appointed its bureau chief.

You're rising in the world.

RANDO YAGUCHI,

I want you to pick the team. You know bureaucrats.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR & CABINET MINISTER OF STATE FOR SPECIAL MISSIONS

SHUICHI IZUMI, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Leave it to me.

I'll round up people who'll speak their mind to the PM.

Yeah. People with balls.

I'm Tachikawa.

I'm Takeo.

Ready, lift.

SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

GIANT UNKNOWN CREATURE CRISIS MANAGEMENT HQ

I'm Yaguchi, the Head of Giant Unknown Creature Crisis team.

We'll operate as a flat organization.

Forget about titles and seniority.

You can speak freely here.

That's it.

I'm nominally in charge, but we're a crack team

of lone wolves, nerds, troublemakers, outcasts,

academic heretics, and general pains-in-the-bureaucracy.

So do your thing.

MORI, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE BUREAUCRAT

Here are the basic specs.

Find out what you can.

Is this all?

That's all. We have to fill in the blanks.

If you have info, please share it.

Yesterday's "council of experts"

were too baffled to conclude anything.

HAZAMA, JOHOKU UNIVERSITY BIOLOGIST

I put together a simple profile.

It's shown us three configurations.

More mutations coming.

There's more?

YASUDA, BASIC RESEARCH PROMOTION DIVISION CHIEF

We're analyzing a sample of its body fluid at our lab.

Pass some to me. I'll get outside help.

The US took all the remaining samples.

SODEHARA, JOINT TASK FORCE LT. DIRECTOR GENERAL

On-site remains are being burned due to stench.

KOMATSUBARA, FOREIGN POLICY DIRECTOR

Yeah, under American pressure, I hear.

Then we leave the analysis to you.

And from Behavioral Biology?

Behaviorally, it just seems to move.

Can't determine intellect.

I think communication with it is unlikely.

TACHIKAWA, DIRECTOR OF NUCLEAR POWER

Simple question. What's its energy source?

It needs an enormous amount of energy. Not just to move, but for metabolism.

Oxygen conversion in its digestive tract wouldn't be enough.

All that energy...

Nuclear fission?

Sense of humor, Miss Ogashira?

That's impossible.

YOKOSUKA BAY, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE

A US carrier is leaving port?

Yes.

We heard that Yokosuka City's radiation monitoring alarm went off.

I'll check with the Nuclear Regulation Authority.

MONITORING DEPARTMENT, NUCLEAR REGULATION AUTHORITY, MINATO WARD

I have orders not to go public yet.

But radiation levels in the metro area have risen.

Like a leak somewhere?

A reactor?

NEGISHI, NUCLEAR REGULATORY AUTHORITY MONITORING MANAGER

We've not found a leak at any of the nation's reactors.

Then where's it coming from?

Is that possible?

What?

This data shows radiation spikes matching the creatures path.

Look here.

See?

Miss Ogashira was right.

Sorry.

WHY IS THE RADIATION METER REACTING?

This information is already spreading publicly.

Contact the Chief Secretary Cabinet.

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY'S OFFICE, 5TH FLOOR, PM'S OFFICE

This is troublesome.

The PM needs to call a press conference.

MORITO, SECRETARY TO THE CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY

Without proof it's radioactive,

we might end up stoking public fear unnecessarily.

It's not enough of a spike to warrant evacuation.

There are no legal grounds to it.

But it's still a matter of radioactivity.

The sooner, the better.

That's right. I'll meet the press.

Let me talk to the PM.

Schedule a Prime Minister's briefing. Five minutes.

JAPAN-US HEADS OF STATES CONFERENCE CALL

Yes, President Ross, I understand. Thank you.

A lot of unilateral requests.

Typically American.

An Assistant Deputy Chief to the US President

wants a secret meeting with the PM.

- They move fast. - Yeah.

He just left Yokota Air Base.

Foreign Ministry's in a uproar.

I hear his aide made an appointment with you.

With me? Why?

KAYOCO ANNE PATTERSON, SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY

I read your administration's reports.

I need a person I can work with. Someone with an interesting history.

That's you, Mr. Rando Yaguchi.

I'm honored, but I think you want Prime Minister aide Akasaka.

He turned me down already.

I need a favor that won't stain my record.

I want you to find someone.

Who might that be?

A man who foresaw your creature's appearance several years ago.

Interested? We know he landed in Narita seven days ago.

Goro Maki.

Japanese. Former college professor.

I hear your intelligence agency is first-rate.

What's in it for us?

A trade. We gathered intel you might want.

But let's keep it bilateral, okay?

Just US-Japan. So, win-win.

- Understood. Let's get to work. - Thank you.

I actually got called straight from a party,

so I didn't had time to change.

Where's Zara?

Kayoco Anne Patterson.

She's very young.

Americans admirably value performance over age.

And she's Senator Patterson's daughter.

The one behind the Kern Agreement. He's formidable.

A mixture of talent, pedigree and coattails.

Not really your type, I suspect.

Nope.

If she unabashedly uses her father's connections...

...she's the political type, like Yaguchi.

TOKYO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING 2, CHIYODA WARD

COMMISSIONER-GENERAL SECRETARIAT, NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY

Searching for an individual at a time like this?

It's for Yaguchi.

I owe a great debt to his father.

Get as many agents as you need.

SAWAGUCHI, COMMISSIONER'S SECRETARIAT

This is his profile.

MOTOBE, CRIMINAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR

A rebellious elderly professor once expelled from Japan.

Although a biologist, he worked at a US energy firm.

Interesting old man.

A red notice?

No. Just locate him.

The NSA or CIA will take it from there.

Discreetly, I hear.

His last whereabouts.

My grandma's country sure works fast.

But he's gone missing.

The Coast Guard found his boat adrift at sea with nobody on-board.

Ms. Patterson.

Were you looking for him? Or this?

Yeah, that too.

"I did as I pleased. You do the same."

His last words?

Would you to confirm the contents?

No need.

I trust you.

Special ink. Can't be copied.

I'll take photos to share with my team.

God... zilla?

That's right. It's a DOE's codename. "Godzilla."

He gave it an English name.

GOJIRA

"Gojira."

What does it mean?

I got one hit.

On Ohdo Island, where he's from, it means "God incarnate".

A violent one.

I hear that's why he put "God" in the name.

In Japanese, the name read "Gojira."

"Gojira"...

...you say?

Who cares about its name at this point?

It's just as well it originated in the US.

Now we know what to call it.

The government is unofficially calling the giant creature "Gojira."

It will be called "Gojira."

NATIONAL DIET BUILDING GARDENS, CHIYODA WARD

Maki Goro?

Ex-biology professor at Jonan University.

Find out who he was.

You'll get an exclusive when the time's right to go to print.

That's a promise.

HAYAFUNE (FREELANCE JOURNALIST)

Yes, I know.

This is from 60 years ago.

So this is all about unregulated dumping of radioactive material.

Don't tell me...

Godzilla fed on these?

Yes.

That's the DOE's conclusion.

DOE sent requests to various institutions to analyze the containers.

Dr. Maki was the main figure.

Suddenly, an ancient species of marine life

found itself surrounded by radioactive waste.

And rapidly mutated into an organism that could withstand it.

That's his Godzilla theory.

But, Special Envoy Patterson, it's body lengthened when it came ashore.

Yes.

It can suddenly mutate from sea organism to land.

This new Godzilla surpasses anything DOE imagined.

This is all the information at my disposal.

What comes next...

Personal service.

What Dr. Maki left behind?

I can't make sense of it.

It's not a molecular array. How does it relate to Godzilla?

Perhaps an analytical table of structural layers.

Dr. Maki intentionally left out some final data.

We now have the complete version.

Do you mind if we analyze it?

Sure.

I'm bad at Japanese honorifics. Can we go informal?

Okay, then tell me...

What does the US want with Godzilla? Study or exterminate it?

That's for the President to decide.

Who decides in your country?

PRIME MINISTER'S SIGNATURE

CABINET APPROVED VICTIM RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION BILL

PM'S OFFICE 4TH FLOOR HALLWAY

Finally a cabinet decision on the Relief and Recovery Bill.

The Godzilla Bill, too, will be an inter-agency nightmare.

Lack of precedent will cloud orders.

Expect a lot of passing the buck.

At least the Security Bill passed easily.

2ND FLOOR HALLWAY

Foreign Ministry muscle, under US pressure.

The US wants to use its Godzilla info as a diplomatic card.

Let's pray our crafty Aide Akasaka can handle the White House.

NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KAWASAKI CITY, NAKAGAWA PREFECTURE

Results of the disaster site analysis.

Gamma rays match no known elements whatsoever.

It's incredible... Godzilla, isn't it?

Its body harbors new elements.

This is why the US Dept. of Energy moved so quickly.

Let's take this data with us.

- Call the PM. - Yes, sir.

Understood.

More troubling complications.

So...

How much do we say?

Having fully analyzed substances recovered from Godzilla's path...

...radiation of 0.5 microsieverts in the stricken area...

Thanks for the food.

Yes, thank you.

Even with the information the US shared,

I feel a gridlock coming.

Yeah. Riken's report had impact.

Godzilla has eight times the genetic info of humans.

It'll take years to sequence all of it.

Godzilla's the most evolved creature on the planet.

Capable of self-mutation. Not generational.

That trumps human intelligence.

It's still mortal.

It can be killed.

I sure hope so.

That's what we're here to find out.

Any clues into its behavior?

It's just walks.

Why did it suddenly decide to return to Tokyo Bay?

I got it.

To cool itself.

Godzilla has something of a nuclear reactor on its body.

Its fins are heat vents, meaning it has a blood-cooling system.

So it retrogressed to sea creature temporarily

to adjust its body temperature after mutating.

Maybe our only hope is to shut down

its internal cooling system.

Forcing Godzilla to do a reactor scram to stay alive.

Rapid cooling may not kill him, but could immobilize him.

MACHIDA, METI MANUFACTURING DIRECTOR

Like administering a blood coagulation drug.

Is it possible with Godzilla upright?

We'll examine practical methods.

Perhaps a compression pump.

We, the health ministry and METI,

TAKEO, MLIT DISASTER MANAGEMENT & TRANSPORT SAFETY DEPUTY DIRECTOR

will gather the necessary coagulant and equipment.

Submit it to the PM as the "Yaguchi Plan."

Understood.

Name aside, let's get on it.

Right.

Godzilla is God! Save Godzilla! Godzilla is God!

Would you like some tea?

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

I think we all could use a break.

Yes.

DEPUTY CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY'S OFFICE MEMBER

Everyone is collaborating voluntarily.

Not going home to rest, even when urged...

...or returning early the next day with hot meals for everyone.

It's very inspiring.

None of that jurisdictional infighting amongst ministries.

Just people working together.

A lot of outsiders have tirelessly volunteered their time, too.

You're right.

There's hope for this country yet.

Truly.

One question, though.

When did you last change your shirt?

To be honest, it smells a little bad.

Really?

You could use a good shower.

Godzilla has resurfaced in Sagami Bay!

And it's coming ashore!

CAPE INAMURA, KAMAKURA CITY, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE

J-Alert! Broadcast that Godzilla has come ashore!

Primary alert over Em-Net transmitted!

This is Kamakura Disaster Prevention.

This is an emergency evacuation order.

A colossal-sized, unidentified creature has come ashore.

Everyone is urged to evacuate the city immediately.

Repeat. Evacuate immediately.

Please follow the instructions of police and fire personnel...

The PM's here.

Godzilla is moving towards Kamariya.

Am I crazy or has it gotten bigger?

Beyond expectation.

Different face and body.

Yes. His size has nearly doubled.

Godzilla's evolved into it's fourth form.

This will be disastrous.

YOKODAI, ISOGO WARD, YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE

Citizens, take refuge indoors!

This area is under curfew.

You are in the designated evacuation zone.

Attention, citizens!

Godzilla is expected to reach Tokyo in three hours.

TSUKUDA, MINISTER OF JUSTICE

Why's it coming here again?

OGIMACHI, KAWASAKI CITY, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE

A direct armed assault on its body

runs the risk of releasing radioactive material.

Preventing its progression into the metro region is top priority.

I hear Godzilla lives on radioactive material.

If it attacks a nuclear facility,

it'll spell a worse disaster.

Prime Minister,

we must stop him now.

And we don't want to be viewed overseas as timid.

How goes your Yaguchi Plan?

Regrettably, it's not ready yet.

Give the order and the SDF will do its job.

The declared state of emergency is still in effect.

You have...

the power to order the attack.

Sir.

I know.

Commence.

Yes, Sir.

Contact command.

Yes.

The order has come through.

Assume unrestricted weapon use.

We are to do whatever it takes

to keep Godzilla out of Tokyo.

Operation B if it rises at Kanagawa.

Make Kawasaki the primary battleground. Mark as B-2 line.

Roger. And Tama River as the absolute defense line.

MIKI, EASTERN ARMY DEPUTY CHIEF OF JOINT STAFF

Begin Operation Taba.

ASDF MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI

Taxi reaching the starting point B-1, Track 10.

MITSUBISHI F-2 FIGTHER JET

GSDF KISARAZU BASE, CHIBA

Attack formation, 8km west.

GSDF TACHIKAWA BASE, TOKYO

P03, 04 embark from Tachikawa 1536.

MARUKO BRIDGE, TAMA RIVER BANK, OTA WARD, TOKYO

Tanks and artillery deploying at Maruko Bridge.

Roger. Ready attack positions.

Please succeed.

TAMAGAWA SENGEN SHRINE, OTA WARD

Eight minutes to target contact.

We're really engaging on a live fire?

Relax. Just like in the drills.

OPERATION TABA COMMAND POST, TAMAGAWA SENGEN SHRINE

Target contains radioactive material.

Pinpoint your attack on the head and legs.

SAIGO, OPERATION TABA FIELD COMMANDER (1ST REGIMENT)

Ready all battalions.

Target approaching. ETA in three minutes.

1st to 4th chopper squadrons arriving.

GSDF ANTI-TANK HELI SQUADRON

C01, this is CP. Over.

Copy CP, C01 over.

C01, this is CP.

P01 in flight over Musashi-Kosugi, holding at BP1.

P02 to P04, behind towers.

Standby at Holding Area 2. Over.

C01, ready to engage at BP1.

MUSASHI-KOSUGI STATION AREA, KAWASAKI CITY, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE

Target distance 1,200 meters.

Roger. Maintain position. Over.

Heli reconnaissance complete.

Total area evacuation confirmed.

You're sure this time, Koriyama? No stragglers?

I must trust the report from the field.

The target advances.

Sir, please authorize the use of force.

I authorize the use of force.

Order is confirmed.

Commence firing.

Commence Phase 1.

Commence fire. Repeat. Commence fire. Over.

C01, copy. Commencing fire.

TOGAWA, 4TH ANTI-TANK HELICOPTER SQUADRON COMMANDER

Ready... fire!

Autocannon direct hits, ineffective.

Switch to Apache 30mm. Give it a shot.

GSDF ROTARY WING AH-64D APACHE

Ninja ACP, 3rd squadron in reconnaissance. Report on effectiveness!

3rd squadron engaged. Target fine. No effect.

16,000 rounds of machine gun fire.

Not even a scratch...

Get HQ and the PM.

The Commander request permission to use missiles.

It's a dense area, but we've no choice.

I hereby authorize the use of all... necessary weapons.

C01, switch assault to missiles.

When ready, fire them all. Over!

Roger! P01 to P04, change weapons system to missiles!

Target straight ahead 700 meters.

Ready... fire!

Launch TOW and Hellfire! Give him hell!

All direct hits. But no visible damage sustained.

Even missiles don't work?

What is it?

Its skin is too tough to pierce.

We'll shift to Phase 2.

Tiger 1, CP. Commence Phase 2 of Operation.

Commence fire. Repeat. Commence fire.

Roger. This is Tiger 1. Commence fire.

GSDF TYPE 10 TANK

1ST TANK SQUADRON

Type 10 tanks, aim for target's legs. Concentrated barrage.

IKEDA, 1ST TANK SQUADRON COMMANDER

Type 10 Tanks, commencing fire now!

Distance good. Fire!

Direct hit! Keep firing!

Target speed has decreased!

Good. Commence artillery fire!

GSDF TYPE 99 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER

Time on target, ten seconds.

Eight...

Seven...

Six...

Five...

Four...

Three...

Impact...

Now!

All hit target. Fusillade. Fire!

GSDF TYPE 96 MULTI-PURPOSE MISSILE SYSTEM

Target is entering the Tama River!

Tell Gotemba to commence attack.

GSDF CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE

MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM M270 MLRS

Target has halted!

Move to Phase 3. Start the aerial assault.

Type 10 tanks, shift to Phase 3.

All tanks to new positions. Repeat...

Clear for attack. Clear for attack.

Fire.

Ready...

Now!

Bombs away.

Laser on.

Target is turning northwest. Repeat. Northwest!

It's turning away?

Is it working?

JDAM 2nd wave is go.

This will finish it.

Yes!

MURASAKI, 2ND TANK BATTALION COMMANDER

All tanks retreat!

Evacuate!

Evacuate!

Target has crossed into Tokyo!

ACP, C01... Choppers out of munitions!

Repeat, munitions exhausted!

Tiger 1, this is 40. Visibility zero.

CP, this is Tiger 1.

8 squads out of ammo.

Three tanks severely damaged, Two crippled. Over.

Forward Taba Command Post destroyed! Target's breached the defense line.

Defensive position has collapsed.

YAMAMOTO, JOINT TASK FORCE 1ST COMMANDER

Joint Staff Vice Chief.

It's still within artillery range.

Let's continue!

No. Those wards are not fully evacuated.

I'm afraid that's all we can do.

Understood.

Operation is suspended.

I'm sorry we couldn't even halt it.

Don't lose hope. It's our job to protect the people.

An offensive isn't the only way.

Speed up the evacuations.

Taba Operation failed. Godzilla is back on the move.

The SDF's full power was futile.

Incredible self-preservation ability.

If standard weapons worked, we wouldn't be here.

A perfect organism surpassing man.

MEGURO WARD, TOKYO

Target is entering Meguro Ward!

PM, let's petition US troops for aid in taking it down.

From the American ambassador.

The USAF confirms bombers on their way from Guam.

USAF 509TH BOMB WING B-2

Submit a formal cooperation request.

I'll meet with the ambassador.

I'll hold a press conference on the subject.

We've requested aid by US forces in Japan,

in fighting Godzilla based on the Japan-US Security Treaty...

This is the proposed US bombing zone.

- It's this large? - It'll be worse than Godzilla.

There's no time to evacuate the city. We'll have to get them underground.

ATAGOSHITA AVENUE, MINATO WARD

The US military will launch an attack on Godzilla.

Evacuate to subways and underground arcades!

SENGAKU-JI STATION, ASAKUSA SUBWAY LINE

Don't push!

This residence is in Godzilla's path.

Our SDF failed to stop it.

The US military may also.

Are you saying we should evacuate from here?

Yes.

Other key functions, too, must go immediately

to a secondary facility in Tachikawa.

The US strike is about to begin.

I have a duty to stay and monitor its execution.

I can't abandon the citizens to make my escape.

But Prime Minister,

you can leave because you've the nation to protect, not just Tokyo.

Please evacuate.

Tokyo City Hall is still functioning.

For now, let Governor Kozuka take charge.

Understood.

Two helis will arrive on the roof.

We'll go by car.

Okay. Go ahead. It'll take some time.

Traffic will be murder.

We'll meet later.

Okay. I'll crawl if I have to.

A mandatory evacuation order has been issued.

Please vacate at once.

A mandatory evacuation order has been issued.

Please vacate at once.

SOTOBORI AVENUE, AKASAKA, MINATO WARD

Gridlock. Traffic's not going to move.

The strike is coming. We need to get everyone out.

So that's Godzilla.

The strike will occur ahead of schedule.

USAF MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR MOP II

ROOF HELIPORT, PM'S OFFICE

MOP II bombs struck on target. It's confirmed bleeding!

IKI, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SECRETARY

This may work!

Way to go, USA.

Sir. The helicopter is arriving.

A2 EXIT, AKASAKA 5-CHOME STATION, MINATO WARD

Take it easy! Underground! Go below!

What's that glow?

GSDF ROTARY WING EUROCOPTER EC-225LP TRANSPORT HELICOPTER

Godzilla's back seems to be glowing.

No further details.

What is it doing?

Nobody around.

Get inside, Deputy.

HIGHWAY 16 FUSA CITY

There's an emergency call from Dacota airbase.

US AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN

B-2 no. 1 seems to have been down.

US AMBASSADOR OFFICIAL VEHICLE

But there's no way. That's impossible.

Godzilla.

Truly a god incarnate.

The target is shooting some unidentified weapon from the front.

Bomber-2 and Bomber-3 will circle in from behind.

- Payback time. - Roger. Payback.

Transporting the Prime Minister and eight others to Tachikawa...

HAMAMATSUCHO, MINATO WARD

SHIMBASHI, MINATO WARD

GINZA FOURTH STREET INTERSECTION, CHUO WARD

TORANOMON, MINATO WARD

KASUMIGASEKI, CHIYODA WARD

NAGATACHO, CHIYODA WARD

TOKYO STATION, CHIYODA WARD

High levels of radiation are projected.

People are urged to remain indoors for at least 49 hours...

How much radiation has Godzilla released on Tokyo?

Don't wait for the government. Decide here.

Will they distribute iodine tablets?

I hear radioactivity is high. We don't have more barricade tape!

We can't survey the damage! The area is too extensive!

Rescue team must use protective clothing to go inside disaster area.

There might be another attack.

Nuclear, biological and chemical response teams are being deployed.

The Prime Minister, Cabinet Secretary, and five ministers have gone missing!

Police headquarters and two ministries remain intact.

Firefighters are being deployed to check for survivors...

The economy and logistics will tank...

The US Carrier is holding a fast in Yokosuka area.

International call to Singapore is...

Homeless city refugees are estimated to be in the millions...

Government officials are hoping to avoid a political vacuum.

Party members are in talks to select an acting Prime Minister.

With the PM Residence in danger,

TACHIKAWA WIDE AREA DISASTER PREVENTION BASE, PROVISIONAL HQ

government headquarters are being moved

to Tachikawa city away from the city center.

- Deputy Secretary Yaguchii! - I'll call back.

Mr. Izumi.

I'm glad you're safe.

To think that going home on Friday saved me.

Hey, you're injured. You all right?

Sorry. Bandages are in short supply.

That's okay. It's no big deal.

Tokyo is directing fire and rescue.

No Internal Ministry.

More than 3 million people affected.

SPECIAL DISASTER BUREAU PROVISIONAL HQ OPERATION ROOM

The future ramification will be huge.

Rumors will fly, so get a jump on the press.

PROVISIONAL HQ STAFF ROOM

I need information. Where's Godzilla?

Inactive near Tokyo Station. Who knows why.

Radiation levels?

The Nuclear Regulation Authority personnel are busy getting readings.

Godzilla's dripping radiation from its mouth...

but only trace amounts.

HISAMATSU, NATION-FIRST PARTY DEPUTY CHAIRMAN PUBLIC SECRETARY

Godzilla's plume blew out to sea

but contamination is widespread.

The three hardest-hit wards are uninhabitable,

on top of being contaminated.

Well, the conditions are pretty grave.

We lack manpower, materials and legal infrastructure.

They're all dead.

The Prime Minister, Chief Cabinet Secretary, everybody...

Don't crumble to pieces!

We'll manage with the survivors!

Yaguchi...

Calm yourself first.

Sorry.

Who's the acting PM?

EVACUATION CENTER (UNOSHIMA ELEMENTARY GYM), KAZO CITY, SAITAMA

The ruling party has named Agriculture Minister, Yusuke Satomi,

as Acting Prime Minister.

He will head a provisional emergency government...

EVACUATION CENTER (NISHI-NAKAMACHI PUBLIC CENTER), ISESAKI CITY, GUNMA

quickly naming a new cabinet to fill the political vacuum.

GIANT UNIDENTIFIED CREATURE RESPONSE TASK FORCE HQ

So a man with factional seniority,

and whose loyalty made him a minister,

is now the Prime Minister.

I hear it was dumped on him by the party secretary.

Who wants responsibility at a time like this?

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE, SPECIAL DISASTER BUREAU PROVISIONAL HQ, TACHIKAWA CITY

News from Sasebo.

Some disturbing movement near Tsushima Island.

KAZAKOSHI, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE PRIME MINISTER

I suppose we'll have to wait and see.

Can the Foreign Ministry act?

KATAYAMA, ACTING FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER

We're still getting up and running.

I see.

At any rate, just try to avoid unforeseen surprises.

I'll let the ambassador know.

YUSUKE SATOMI, ACTING PRIME MINISTER

The noodles got soggy.

I knew this job wouldn't be easy.

Satomi is a hard man to read.

Whoever the PM, our job's to keep the ship afloat.

We need an emergency legislation.

We're only 30 km from where Godzilla's sleeping.

I'm not worried about that anymore.

This country's good at quickly picking a successor.

You next?

No way.

I'm thinking ten years.

If Japan's still around, run for office.

I'll support you... in exchange for a party secretary post.

Akasaka was at Yokota, so he was saved.

A politician needs strategy and luck.

Now he's Chief Cabinet Secretary.

You could be more ambitious.

The Disaster Bureau is a unique path, though...

You're practically in charge.

RANDO YAGUCHI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR,

No, I'm here to take the fall, if needed.

No, I'm here to take the fall, if needed.

CABINET MINISTER OF STATE FOR SPECIAL MISSIONS

& GIANT UNIDENTIFIED CREATURE UNIFIED RESPONSE TASK FORCE HQ BUREAU CHIEF

Akasaka's a shrewd delegator.

You're the next new aide to the PM on a career track.

What's wrong with that?

Why did you become a politician?

'Cause it's just friend or foe. I like the simplicity.

Bureau members have arrived.

SPECIAL DISASTER BUREAU

PROVISIONAL HQ OFFICE (3)

It's great to see you all.

Over half of our team has returned. Thank you.

Our hearts are heavy for those we lost.

Let's do it for them.

We'll fill their positions.

While we struggle...

with the loss of colleagues and loved ones.

We can prevail!

For our countrymen.

I ask you to pour heart and soul into completing our work.

I beg you.

Let's get to work!

- Yes, Sir. - Yes, Sir.

TACHIKAWA WIDE AREA DISASTER

PREVENTION BASE

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE ROOM (3)

Mori, how's the freeze plan going?

Private companies are working on twenty-four blood pro-coagulants,

using Silica, Thrombin and other agents.

One of them should work.

How about samples?

HIROMI OGASHIRA,

We've asked GSDF to retrieve some living cells for us.

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT DEPUTY CHIEF, WILDLIFE DIVISION

GSDF NUCLEAR,

BIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL RECON VEHICLE

Roger that.

Samples retrieved.

I'll send them to BSL4 labs.

Good.

Send the remainder to any P3 level lab, public or private.

But these are government-classified substances.

We need to get as much information on Godzilla as possible.

No change to radiation levels. Below 1Sv.

ROOF OF KABUKIZA TOWER, CHUO WARD

He's a quiet sleeper.

It's storing up all energy in its belly.

GSDF CENTRAL NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL

SPECIAL WEAPON DEFENSE UNIT 11

Shift change.

Yes, this is Yaguchi.

It's me.

Arriving in 5 minutes. Secure us a meeting with the acting PM, will you?

You wish to provide us with something to assist us in our fight?

Yes. There is a movement, centered on China and Russia,

to take Godzilla from under the control of the Japanese government

and put it under the control of international organizations.

Many countries are aligned with that opinion, too.

However, as for the US government...

We strongly hope that Japan and US can perfectly control Godzilla together.

HIDEKI AKASAKA,

Okay.

ACTING CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY (FORMER AIDE TO PM)

From the government's point of view,

it is for that reason that we would agree to a two-plus-two cooperation.

However, as the army experts will remain the backbone of the government,

we have to respectfully decline your offer to remain at the center of decision-making.

In place of that,

We will...

A US-Japan Godzilla research coalition?

The more knowledge, the better. Lets clear some space.

Nice to meet you. I'm Rando Yaguchi.

US GODZILLA JOINT RESEARCH TEAM

From GSDF's latest unmanned surveillance system.

It froze soon after the attack.

Same as the D2 simulation.

RICHTER, JOINT RESEARCH TEAM LEADER

Just as I thought.

It appears that Godzilla has some kind of built-in phased-array radar.

So it can instinctively intercept approaching objects.

US AIR STRIKE GROUND, MINATO WARD

GSDF 1ST SPECIAL WEAPONS DEFENSE UNIT

Squad 2, this is CV1.

Five minutes from point zero. Ten minutes remain. Over.

Copy that, CV1.

Cross-referenced field data with Tsukuba's, this may be how Godzilla plans to propagate.

Rapid colonization all over the world.

So not only could it evolve to a smaller size,

it could sprout wings capable of intercontinental flight.

Let's go.

And that would amount to the end of the human race.

Before that happens,

using our nuclear wisdom is the only road to salvation for mankind.

Are you serious?

TAMA MONORAIL OPERATION BASE,

TACHIKAWA CITY, TOKYO

The Defense Secretary in Washington thinks

it's best to hit Godzilla with a thermonuclear blast.

And the White House?

A report cites a 13% chance of Godzilla landing on the West Coast.

The UN Security Council has set up a multinational Godzilla strike force.

Is the US serious?

Afraid so.

The expert team say Godzilla has to be hit with a nuclear missile.

The Pentagon's already moved

to set explosive yield... and burst level for a B83 warhead.

To be dropped on Tokyo?

I was ordered to evacuate.

I see.

So it's highly likely.

Yeah.

But I'm not returning.

I won't see a third bomb...

dropped on the country of my grandmother, who lived through it.

JAPAN-US HEADS OF STATE CONFERENCE CALL

Certainly.

We'll act accordingly, President Ross.

MATSUZAWA, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Certainly. We'll act accordingly that way, President Ross.

Well, you heard it.

That country imposes some crazy things on us.

That is certain.

But this goes too far!

I agree.

Call the Chief Cabinet Secretary.

Yes, Sir.

The UN Security Council has passed a resolution...

for a US-led force...

to exterminate Godzilla.

As party to the resolution and participant,

our nation will be under its command.

In other words...

I'm going to need a special law vesting the Prime Minister with full powers.

Authorizing...

the use of a nuclear weapon on Tokyo?

I didn't want to go down in history for anything like this.

TACHIKAWA WIDE AREA

DISASTER PREVENTION BASE ROOFTOP

From here on, Godzilla comes under UN jurisdiction, US-led.

Post-War Japan is a tributary state.

"Post-War" extends forever...

You mustn't give up.

No creature can withstand the million-degree heat of a nuke.

As a sure method of extermination, it's the right choice.

We're on the edge of a breakthrough with our freezing method.

Your plan still has too many "If."

Plus,

all countries have pledged their support to a complete rebuilding effort if we sign on.

If we can't kill Godzilla with certainty,

we'd lose the world's trust.

We must put our fate in the UN's hands.

My job is to think about what to do for Japan

after Godzilla has been destroyed.

Right now the damage is limited to three Wards.

They can be rebuilded.

The city's economy is in a free fall.

If bonds and stocks continue to plummet,

the nation will go into bankruptcy.

Japan needs international sympathy and funding.

Scrap and build, huh?

To save the country.

There's no other way.

Yaguchi.

This is the reality.

Everything else is just fantasy.

Huh?

A thermonuclear bomb for Godzilla?

Dropped here?

We just gave the UN its sanction.

Unbelievable.

How do we know it hasn't made itself immortal?

The choice is incinerate with a nuke, or freeze with a drug.

Yes, that is a choice.

But not a good one.

Man is more frightening than Godzilla.

The UN coalition will of course give time for evacuation.

That's our window for finishing.

You're right.

We got something that worked well on the samples.

Now comes production.

To freeze all of Godzilla's blood, we'll need 672 Kl of coagulant.

I'm securing production plants as we speak.

Can we make it?

We have to!

Don't give up.

Don't abandon this country.

Ask every private chemical company you know to open every line possible. Please!

I'll send all necessary data.

Ask everyone to finish production by tomorrow.

We're getting broad cross-checking of the sample.

Spreading knowledge works.

Logistics for police and MLIT to ship the coagulant.

I'll do that.

I need METI to coordinate pump makers.

If we agree to buy them,

Shanghai will give us three tank trucks.

We need five more wheel loaders, any size.

Ambassador Lansing just reported the coalition's projections,

that Godzilla's energy beam will be restored

within 360 hours to previous levels.

SHUICHI IZUMI,

The creature is likely to resume activity in 15 days.

ACTING SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PM

I see.

US FORCES JAPAN YOKOTA AIR BASE COMMAND HQ, FUSSA CITY

All remaining staff, prepare to leave immediately.

CARTLAND, U.S. ARMY COLONEL

There's no time. The time of nuclear strike against Godzilla has been decided.

Countdown will begin in five minutes.

PAINE, U.S. FORCES COMMANDER

So it's too late to turn back now.

LANSING, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN

Japan has been given a two-week grace period

in order to evacuate remaining residents.

That may seem long for the Allied forces,

but its too short for Japan.

Evacuation means uprooting people from their beloved homes.

Don't make it sound so easy.

Agreed.

Evacuating 3.6 million people? Preposterous!

We don't have the manpower.

Not to mention millions more in neighboring prefectures.

Governor Kozuka protests the sacrifice of Tokyo.

This is a national decision, not a municipal one.

Relocation selection and approvals can't happen in two weeks.

The moment Godzilla resumes activity,

the strike time will move up unconditionally.

Regardless of collateral risk.

A thermonuclear warhead will be launched from a sub at that time

as per the coalition decision.

Shit! Easy for them to say about far-off Asia.

If it were in New York,

they say the same would apply.

EVACUATION BUS DEPOT, TAITO WARD

CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, HACHIOJI CITY

PORT OF YOKOHAMA,

YOKOHAMA CITY, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE

GSDF KISARAZU BASE, CHIBA PREFECTURE

OVER 3.6 MILLION TOKYO REFUGEES EVACUATED TO LOCATIONS NATION-WIDE

SHOWA MEMORIAL PARK,

Land prices are soaring in west Japan. Food is short.

TACHIKAWA CITY, TOKYO

Kanto area companies and shops are shuttered.

City's full of the unemployed.

The yen's plunge reflects investor fears...

except from those profiting from it.

People come in all forms.

You have information?

I do. It's my job after all.

How about printing my article a day prior to the bomb drop?

New Godzilla material.

In exchange, we can control the announcement timing.

How's that?

I understand.

The professor loathed the radiation sickness that took his wife's life.

He hoped to render radioactive materials harmless.

If that's possible, so is the creation of a new material.

He must have feared the military.

That explains his redacting the DOE data.

He hated radioactive materials.

And maybe anyone involved with it.

Including Japan, which left his wife to die.

Then he leaves his data and writes, "Do as you like"?

Strange person.

So what did he do in the end?

Good meal.

Solve the chart yet?

Not even with help from a cryptographer.

Anything from the U.S.?

I wouldn't rely on them right now.

We regard the Godzilla data as important for a multi-tiered approach.

It resembles a mandala more than a chemical schematic.

Or working backwards from the solution.

He was a little twisted.

I'm even baffled by its simple lines.

Why did he put it on paper, not data?

Perhaps it's meant to be folded.

With a body like Godzilla's...

old radioactive waste must leave it hungry.

No doubt.

Crooked teeth. It can't even prey on nuclear waste.

Origami.

It's not eaten.

We grasped the entire pattern.

The new information came from making folds.

We focused on radiation as its energy.

This is a molecular chart for converting elements in the body.

Element conversion molecules.

The unknown radioactive isotope is the proof.

Say hydrogen or nitrogen entering the cell

where it's converted to necessary molecules.

Godzilla is a mixotroph with an organ that converts decaying heat.

A bold but viable hypothesis.

It can live anywhere there is water or oxygen.

Like an ascetic surviving on mist.

So Godzilla is both a threat to mankind,

but also poses a revelation of limitless potential.

But then the blood coagulant may be ineffective inside its body...

killing the Yaguchi Plan.

Possibly. So what now?

Nothing. We raise the certainty of Yaguchi Plan working.

First, we analyze this structure, then find a way around it.

I'm having supercomputers run parallel analysis,

but the results are days away.

We've only got ten.

I asked MEXT to use their global connections.

BURGHEAD COMPUTER SCIENCE LAB, GERMANY

Call from Japan.

They're requesting parallel computing.

We can't.

This is a closed system. We can't risk our data being stolen.

Come, come. Where's your trust in your fellow men?

Tell them we'd be happy to do it.

SUPERCOMPUTER CLUSTER

We've solved Maki's riddle!

See.

Incredible.

It's not the cell membrane itself.

But an extremophile configuration that inhibits cell membrane activity.

This inhibitor could keep the blood coagulant viable.

There's still hope killing Godzilla.

It looks good.

Great.

TACHIKAWA WIDE AREA

I get the feeling Goro Maki anticipated this.

DISASTER PREVENTION BASE ROOFTOP

Maybe releasing this destructive God as a sort of test,

on mankind, this country, us Japanese.

"Do as you like," including the use of nuclear weapons.

Maybe so.

"Do as you please," huh?

But...

that's hard to do in this country.

Yeah.

By oneself.

Sir, we're ironing out the last kinks on the Yaguchi Plan.

We ask your approval to deploy it.

Yes, but Izumi...

A UN resolution is already passed.

Some say that the US seeks a quick resolution

to bury their knowledge of Godzilla.

We know that!

And you know our country's condition.

But Sir...

forcing one country's sacrifice for self-gain is deplorable.

So you're saying...

to act unilaterally on humanitarian principle.

Perhaps it's time we did as we wanted.

You're right.

So, where do I affix my stamp?

GSDF RECEPTION ROOM,

TACHIKAWA WIDE AREA DISASTER PREVENTION BASE

"A strategy to administer a coagulate..."

"to freeze and thus render the creature immobile."

It's long-winded.

What do we call it?

Operation Yashiori, after the sake Susanoo used to put Orochi to sleep.

Very well.

We'll run it in five phases.

Asaka is working on details.

Vehicle operation and explosives drills have already been conducted.

We're ready for the execution.

Many thanks.

No need.

It's our job.

Countdown's at two days.

Damn.

I still need three days to make enough coagulant.

Can't the countdown be suspended for 24 hours?

Who in the Security Council can we get to help stall?

Not China and Russia. Too geopolitically close.

How about France? Nuclear country. They'd be interested in Godzilla's biology.

I have a back channel I can use for France.

Please.

I'll try the Euro Bureau Chief.

Please. And I'll try the Foreign Minister.

We need 24 more hours!

Yes, Sir.

France has petitioned to interrupt the countdown.

CHARTERED PLANE, U.S. FORCES JAPAN

YOKOTA AIR BASE, FUSSA CITY

China and Russia are opposed, but we are maintaining silence.

CUSSING, U.S. OFFICIAL

That's because it isn't just hardliners at the heart of Washington and the Pentagon.

Japan has grown up enough

to have international trade deals on the sly.

Danger is another opportunity for personal growth.

Our friends are progressing with the effective deep freeze plan.

I think this country is betting on it.

You're raising that bet also, I see.

Nuclear weapons are a deterrent.

I've been trying to advise Charles against it, but...

it goes against the flow of the mainstream.

And you and I must bear the risk of retaliation.

Me? I'm okay.

But you, with your fastidious career, and the Patterson name...

Mud will stick.

Your dream of becoming President in your 40s will disappear.

Hey, Kayoko!

Good luck.

Yeah.

SCIENCE MUSEUM ROOF,

A joint US strategy?

KITANOMARU PARK, CHIYODA WARD

1ST FLOOR

It raises the chance of success.

Can our independent commands be coordinated?

You've made friends.

Lots of Air Force and Marine volunteers.

Even drones if you need it.

What do you say?

I'm in.

But there is no guarantee of it.

- I mean coming back in one piece. - Of course.

I'll bill the Deputy's govertment then.

SBPCPC KANTO CHEMICAL PLANT,

TSUKUBA CITY, IBARAKI

We scrapped together enough inhibitors.

Quickly send some tankers to pick them up.

PORT OF KISARAZU,

KISARAZU CITY, CHIBA PREFECTURE

Material and coagulant is shippable and operation ready.

Give HQ the green light.

GSDF HQ, TACHIKAWA WIDE AREA

Won't you reconsider accompanying the front line troops?

DISASTER PREVENTION BASE

A political decision may be needed.

And time will be critical.

Too risky. Policymakers could dictate behind-the-scenes.

You do want to be PM in ten years?

Got to make sure the country's around in ten years.

we've got the young talent, public and private.

Like you. We'll have leaders.

You've kept me going. Thanks.

Nonsense. Thank Akasaka's mentoring.

Good luck.

Yeah. Save me Party Secretary.

GSDF HELIPORT

OPERATION YASHIORI,

PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATION

GSDF SPECIAL MACHINERY COMPANY

In this Operation Yashiori,

there's a high risk of extreme exposure to radiation heat.

I cannot promise that all will be safe.

But your work will matter!

Our country's greatest strength is found in the field.

The SDF is the last fortress able to protect the country.

We place Japan's future in your hands.

Godspeed.

Roll out!

Yes, sir!

OPERATION YASHIORI FORWARD COMMAND,

Ordnance contractor personnel's reporting their test's done.

SCIENCE MUSEUM ROOFTOP

Northwest wind, 2 meters.

Plume should blow out to bay minimizing the impact.

All platoons standing by.

The US attack drone squadron in designated holding pattern.

All ready.

TANBA, 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT COMMANDER

All systems are go, Chief.

But we're awaiting word from Tokyo of evacuation completion.

We've only got one shot at this. We're going ahead.

Tell local governments to enforce curfew order.

Roger.

Alert Kanto area municipalities.

Have them issue a 50 hour indoor confinement curfew for all citizens.

Roger. Contact from Shimbashi acknowledged.

Train car detachment, passing zero point.

Commence Operation Yashiori.

Phase 1 diversion, begin!

N700 SERIES BULLET TRAIN (UNMANNED)

Division success! Train blasts effective!

Operation, Phase 2. Begin aerial assault!

USAF 5TH AIR FORCE 309TH INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON

Copy. Contact US Forces.

Control here, this is Bravo-1. Target in sight. Engaging.

USAF UNMANNED COMBAT AIR VEHICLE SQUADRON

Copy that. First wave airborne. Engaging.

(1ST WAVE)

Target discharging photons from dorsal fins.

Godzilla's taking down the drones as planned.

1st wave demolished.

Doesn't matter. We wear him down.

Keep it discharging until Godzilla's exhausted.

2nd drone wave, all destroyed.

US FORCES JAPAN, YOKOTA AIRBASE RUNWAY

3rd wave commencing attack!

Target moving to predetermined coordinates.

3rd wave destroyed!

Contamination zone is growing.

Radiation exceeding permitted amount.

If we stop now, we will lose everything.

Continue the attack.

4th wave destroyed!

We can't give up. Ready the next attack.

Target has stopped discharging its beams from dorsal fins.

Launch the 5th wave.

GSDF 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT,

What the hell is that?

3RD BOMB SQUAD

5th wave destroyed.

KAI, 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT

Godzilla plume is double the intensity.

3RD COMPANY COMMANDER

Hang in there. Launch 6th wave.

Volume's decreasing.

MATSUI, COMMUNICATION PLATOON LEADER

Target's flame has ceased.

NOGI, 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT LT. COLONEL

Target luring to Kill Point 1 complete.

Begin Phase 3! Stationary blasting!

Fire!

Radiation at expected value.

Fixing target at Kill Point 1.

Start Phase 4. Guided blast.

US NAVY AEGIS DESTROYER FLEET HUEY,

BOSO PENINSULA, PACIFIC OCEAN

RGM-109C CRUISE MISSILE

Target down!

Kill Point 1 fixing complete.

Launch final phase. Special crane platoon.

MURAYAMA,

Roger! 1st platoon forward!

1ST SPECIAL CRANE PLATOON LEADER

1ST SPECIAL CRANE PLATOON WHEEL LOADER GROUP

Crane Platoon 01, Hydra-Slayer 01, move out!

Deploy Cranes 12 to 14 to battle positions behind BP-2.

CONCRETE PUMP TRUCK GROUP

Hydra-slayer 01, Crane 11 and BP-1 in deployment zone. Over.

Crane 11, Hydra-Slayer 01, copy! Standby with engines ready.

Deploy outriggers! Approach BP-1 and commence injection!

Crane 12 and BP-2 deployed.

Hydra-Slayer 01, Crane 15. All vehicles deployed.

Engaging hook up. Over.

Crane 15, Hydra-Slayer 01, copy.

TANK TRUCK GROUP

Stay at outer operation range.

Start injection!

Inject coagulant!

Initiate all pumps! Remote Control operational!

Okay, raise output pressure! Target the mouth as much as possible.

20% of supply administered.

Dosage target has exceeded 30%!

Crane Platoon 1 has been destroyed.

Dosage is working! Target is slowing!

Now's our chance. Send all train bombs!

UNMANNED TRAIN BOMBS (E233 & E231 SERIES TRAINS)

Godzilla's fallen!

Tanba, roll out 2nd platoon!

2nd and 3rd platoons forward. Freeze the bugger!

2ND AND 3RD SPECIAL CRANE PLATOONS

KIKUCHI, 2ND SPECIAL CRANE COMMANDER

Administer all at once!

50% of supply administered!

First 20 tanks are running out.

Got it. Switch tanks to 21 and above!

60% of supply administered!

75% of supply gone!

We've passed the projected coagulant minimum.

90% of supply administered.

100% used. Critical point reached.

The target's skin is hardening!

Please work.

Did it work?

The target has resumed activity!

Full evacuation now!

Change positions! Hurry!

Abandon attack and quickly evacuate to holding area!

Chest area temperature has dropped to -196 degrees.

Godzilla...

has been completely silenced!

Operation Yashiori is terminated.

Thank you.

All were remarkable

We were down to under an hour.

Too close for comfort.

But we owe it to the PM convincing France.

MORELLI, FRENCH AMBASSADOR

Excuse me!

Look at this survey data.

Godzilla's new isotope has a half-life of 20 days.

It'll be halved in a month, gone in two, three years.

That's good news for Tokyo residents.

Thank God.

GSDF NERIMA BASE, NERIMA WARD

Good work.

The Satomi cabinet will be resigning en masse.

In line with your scenario?

It wasn't mine.

This was all PM Satomi's scenario.

The Capital and Government are in shambles.

Good opportunity to rebuild it right.

Once Relief and Reconstruction Bills are passed,

it'll dissolve for general election.

To resuscitate Japan and 3.6 million metropolitan refugees,

we'll need a brand new cabinet.

This country rose up through scrap-and-build.

It'll be done again.

The countdown was merely suspended.

But it'll restart when Godzilla begins moving.

3,526 seconds to launch.

I'm amazed you allowed that.

I had to keep the world satisfied.

Now Japan... No.

Mankind must coexist with Godzilla.

You shared the data with France.

With France and the whole world.

I broke a promise, but regret nothing.

I like your bold "by any means" approach.

Therefore...

you'd better not quit.

When I'm US President,

you'd be ideal as my Japanese counterpart.

Your Japanese puppet, you mean.

The fact remains that there were massive casualties.

Accountability comes with the job.

A politician must decide whether to own it or not.

I myself choose to own it.

Well, as Maki said,

"Do as you like."

But this is not the time to quit.

This isn't over yet.