What brings you here
at this hour, Captain?
I started thinking and couldn't sleep.
If anything should happen
to the transport,
the Pacific will become
the ocean of death.
With the one ton of plutonium
on that ship,
you could make more than one
hundred Nagasaki-type A-bombs.
No need to take the trouble
of making bombs.
Inhaling only one millionth of a gram
is sufficient to cause cancer.
Japan's only a little further.
Let's hope nothing...
This is Patrol Boat Nojima.
Emergency!
The Kairyu-Maru has run aground!
Run aground? It's more than
3,000 meters deep here!
But we have...
We have run aground on something.
Here!
Any radiation leak?
We're investigating.
What the hell...
Stop the engines!
Those a vailable, check the leaks
and bulkheads.
But unless ordered otherwise,
you are prohibited from entering
the cargo area!
Bring the light here!
Hope it's not somebody's submarine.
It's an atoll.
It's gigantic!
You're moving?
Didn't you stop the engines?
Well...
The atoll seems to have
moved away on its own.
Captain!
It's right beneath us now.
Such an atoll is impossible.
The Kairyu-Maru has run aground
east of the Philippines Deep.
Longitude, East 130 degrees 5 minutes,
latitude North 4 degrees 30 minutes.
The vessel suffered only
minor leakage,
and there's no threat of foundering.
A special rescue squad
is being dispatched immediately
by air via...
Do you believe in a civilization
sunk under the sea?
You mean like Atlantis or
the Continent of Mu?
Right, with science more
advanced than ours.
Maybe it's related to the drifting
atoll in the Pacific.
What do you mean, an atoll?
It seems to be approaching Japan.
I understand the general picture.
We should be thankful that there
was no radiation leakage.
But what if the plutonium
had polluted the ocean?
My responsibility is immense.
The joint investigation by Yashima
Marine Insurance...
Please let me be a part of it.
Marine Agency personnel intervening
in the private sector?
I'm aware of the rules.
But being left out of the initial
investigation is frustrating.
That's why I want to find out
what that really was.
Nagamine!
Telephone!
Okay!
Hello?
Hello?
Was it Professor Hirata?
Did he hang up?
He seemed to be in a hurry.
Did he say anything?
No, but there was a lot of commotion
in the background.
I hope he's not going to ask me
to go to the island.
Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Hurry, start the engine!
A bird! A bird!
Excuse me.
Yes?
Mr. Kusanagi's house is
near here, isn't it?
Does Mr. Kusanagi drink?
He drinks pure rice sake,
bourbon and rum.
He's not fond of Scotch.
This is Mr. Kusanagi's daughter.
I'm Asagi.
Sorry to be a bother.
Welcome home.
Welcome home.
Mr. Yonemori has offered to
cook for us. Isn't it great?
Is it ready to eat?
Wait a minute, before you...
I got bored with my vacation,
and so I took the liberty of helping
with the housework.
If a non-paying job is okay,
I've got one for you.
In the Pacific?
Yes, starting tomorrow.
Great!
Will it be long?
I really don't know.
We're going to look for
that drifting atoll.
Aren't you worried, with a girl
staying home alone?
I trust you. You're a big girl.
I don't think that's the point.
From around Christmas Island
to the Gilbert Isles,
off the coast of the Caroline Islands,
to the east of the Philippines Deep...
If you line up the witnesses
and encounters
in chronological order,
it looks like this.
I'm sure the atoll must be drifting
on the Black Current
from the north of the Equator Stream.
From the point it was last encountered,
and the speed of the Black Current,
you can calculate the
approximate location.
It should be in this area.
What do the Nagasaki Police
want with me?
We went to Professor Hirata's
research lab
at Kyushu University, and
they mentioned you.
Is it about Himegami Island?
We've had reports of a rare big,
young bird seen there.
Yes, that's why Professor Hirata
and his team went there,
but we can't contact them.
Did anything happen there?
Well, now, we don't really know.
A sailor disappeared.
The last message he
radioed in was "bird".
Bird?
Hey, is anybody here?
Hey! If you're here, answer me.
Hey, is anybody here?
What the heck happened here?
How many people were on this island?
Six families... seventeen people.
And they all disappeared
because of some bird?
It's hard to believe, but...
It's impossible.
The only lifeform which could
do such a thing is man.
What about a new species?
What is it?
Looks like pellets.
You mean a turd?
A lump of undigested objects.
But they're so big.
It's Professor Hirata's.
Sonar response. Please
confirm starboard.
Sonar response. Confirm starboard.
Dr. Nagamine, let's come
back tomorrow.
It'll be dark soon.
Maybe it's nocturnal.
All the more reason to leave now.
We're not fully equipped.
What if it attacked us in the dark?
I'd like at least a glimpse.
If that's the suspect,
it's beyond our jurisdiction.
We have to follow it.
What the hell are you thinking?
It's left to find food.
And if we move, that food will be us!
If that crosses the sea,
the casualties will be immense.
A bird?
Is it really a bird?
It's not just a bird!
Its wingspan is fifteen meters.
And it attacks people!
I don't believe it.
If it's that big, the JASDF
Kasuga base radar
must have detected it, and be on alert.
The JASDF?
Oh, the Self-Defense Forces.
We're not going to make it!
Anyway, please alert all
the necessary parties.
Can you catch up?
Wouldn't that be dangerous?
The ones in danger are the islanders.
Here we go.
Please!
Draw its attention to us,
away from the island.
Hey, it's not that simple!
You're not the pilot, are you?
Hey!
It's the Self-Defense Forces.
Look!
At that island.
I knew there would be more than one.
A village on Himegami Island
of the Goto Archipelago
is believed to have been
attacked by birds.
The birds seem to be hiding on
Himegami Island at present.
The Self-Defences Force are now
monitoring the birds' activity.
As for their behavior,
ornithologist Dr. Nagamine,
discoverer of the bird,
comments as follows:
Was the investigation team
eaten by the birds?
Did the birds attack Himegami Island?
They're not birds.
They have fangs, and no feathers.
There is no such bird.
Step back!
Sixty meters long and
forty-five meters wide.
How can such a gigantic thing
be drifting like a weed?
The radiation count?
Extremely low.
It won't be hazardous to us.
Be careful.
Did you find one too?
What are they?
They're all over this atoll.
As if deliberately laid out
to be found.
Hey, look at this.
What is it?
Let's dig it out.
I'm begging you.
I only agreed to go to the island.
The same for me!
Anyway, I'm going home.
We really need you to come with us!
I haven't even changed!
We'll find clothes for you
to change into!
Professor Hirata's death
is a shock to me.
Please understand!
I'm sorry that we disregarded
your feelings.
We're just trying to save lives.
I'm sorry!
Who do you want me to see?
Commissioner Saito of the
Environmental Agency.
Let's dispense with the formalities.
The Cabinet has decided on
capturing those lifeforms.
Not only is it academically important,
but it may also be meaningful for
the protection of rare species.
We want you to devise a plan
to capture them.
You mean me?
You're very young,
but you're the only specialist
who has actually seen them.
Their sphere of action is wide,
and they're highly lethal.
They've already killed people.
By the decision of the Cabinet,
we will undertake this operation.
It's too dangerous.
What?
We don't know anything about
their behavior patterns yet.
Capturing them on assumptions
is too much of a risk.
Dr. Nagamine,
the Cabinet has made its decision.
Yes, there.
Maybe this whole atoll
is like an ancient burial mound.
We've chartered a helicopter
to haul it up.
It's heading this way.
Roger.
What is it?
It's at body temperature.
I hear something.
Like a ringing in the ear.
What happened?
When they take off, pop them
with the anesthetic gun.
That should do it.
If they fall into the sea,
they'll be drowned.
This anesthetic paralyzes the muscles.
Not enough won't work.
Too much will stop their respiration
and kill them.
That sure is tricky.
If only there was a place
to trap them...
Such a place...
Of course not, right?
There is!
This is it. This is it!
Harry Hawk, this is Hercules One.
We are above Himegami Island.
We'll be on stand by.
Hercules One, this is
Harry Hawk. Roger.
Since those life forms flew
accurately to Onoko Island,
like migrating birds,
they may fly by reading
the Earth's magnetism.
Eventually, Fukuoka is where
they'll fly to for more food.
If we cannot guide them, the
casualties will be great.
They tend to shun light,
so it will probably work.
Probably?
That's not good enough.
Excuse me, Sir.
You are the ones demanding
the capture under these most
improbable circumstances.
I will, however, do my best.
Thank you, Ma'am.
Harry Hawk, this is Hercules One.
They have taken off.
Can all three of them be guided?
That's why I asked for
three helicopters.
Move two of the units
to make a formation.
Yes, Sir.
There's a civilian chopper
in the restricted zone.
The press choppers aren't supposed
to enter that zone.
A gigantic life form?
Yes, and it's heading straight here.
How big is it?
More than sixty meters.
Our hands are full with fifteen-meter
flying life forms!
Formation completed.
They are flying smoothly to the Dome.
This is Hercules One.
Estimated time of arrival is 20:20.
I'll go down to the field.
She's really something,
a fine lady indeed.
Report from the patrol plane.
Unidentified object advancing
twelve kilometers offshore.
An object?
Not a boat?
Speed, approximately fifty knots.
It's heading straight
towards the Dome.
That's it!
Take your posts.
Three CCs of Succinylcholine
per injection.
Is the amount correct?
Paralysis will begin in a few seconds.
Lights on.
Lights on.
Take aim.
Guidance complete.
Please close it.
Roger.
Switch power. Close the ceiling!
Yes, Sir!
Try to get all three at once.
The ceiling still isn't...
Fire!
One is getting away.
Stand down.
Will you attack?
Military action is strictly limited
to defense purposes.
Even then, we are not
allowed to attack
unless the enemy opens fire.
Call the Secretary of Defense!
Yes, Sir!
We interrupt this program
for a special bulletin.
At Fukuoka Port a short while ago,
a monster...
A monster has appeared.
The Self-Defense Forces have
been dispatched to the site.
We repeat.
A monster has appeared
at Fukuoka Port.
The Self-Defense Forces
have been dispatched.
The monster seems to be heading
towards Fukuoka Dome.
At the Dome, the operation
to capture the birds
found at Himegami Island
is now underway.
The monster's relationship with
the birds hasn't been verified.
The operation at the Dome
may be greatly affected by the
appearance of this monster.
With the monster landing
at Hakata Bay,
inhabitants living in the
West, Central, Sawara,
and Hakata Wards are
ordered to evacuate.
Retreat! All units retreat!
Orders to evacuate have been issued.
Pleasee vacuate at once.
But...
Closer... Get closer.
It's dangerous. Please stand back.
Is that the thing you were telling...
What's going on at the Dome?
Why won't it leave the Dome?
Because of the birds.
How did they...
Capturing the birds has failed,
owing to the appearance
of the monster.
I am now on the field where
the operation took place.
It's a disaster area. The cages
have been destroyed.
How can they be cut so cleanly?
I was about to ask the same question.
The monster is assumed to be hiding
in the Seto Inland Sea.
Warnings have been issued
to all vessels in the area.
A bill allowing the Self-Defense
Forces to attack the monster
has been submitted to the
House of Representatives,
and will be debated
with utmost priority.
When the bill is ratified,
the first military action in Japan
will take place.
Will it come to Tokyo?
It'll be cool.
No way, it's scary!
Don't you think this red snapper
is too expensive?
Because of the monster,
I hear no fish come in from
the Seto Inland Sea.
What luck for my husband's birthday
to come at such a time.
Ryuji, we're leaving.
Ryuji, I said we're leaving.
Ryuji, knock it off already.
Having guests?
Yes...
Can't you listen?
I'm listening.
The engravings resemble those
of the ancient Pyrenees.
Please continue.
This professor says the engravings
may belong
to the same family as rune characters,
originating around Etruria.
Did rune characters really exist?
You know of them?
They're in fantasy novels.
So, have they been deciphered?
It wasn't too difficult,
because there were characters
to compare with.
The last hope, Gamera.
We bestow it in the cradle of time.
May it awaken with the
shadow of evil, Gyaos.
What is it?
I don't know.
A prophecy, perhaps?
By the way, that metal...
This?
I almost forgot, a souvenir
for you, Asagi.
Wow, thanks!
Hey, that belongs to the company.
Just one, okay?
I found this one.
There are dozens more of them.
Is it okay?
There's no equivalent among
the metals known to us.
Is it an unknown substance?
The comma-shaped bead
may be related
to the ancient civilizations of Japan.
If the Orichalcum mentioned
in Plato's writings existed,
this could be it.
Ori...
Orichalcum...
The metal used in Atlantis.
Hang on. What's Atlantis?
The continent which is said
to have sunk
into the Atlantic twelve
thousand years ago.
But this was found in the Pacific.
The legend of a sunken continent
could have spread around the
world in various versions.
One of them could be Atlantis.
You mean the monster
was created by man?
We can't be sure, but how
do you explain
a life form which flies, spinning
like a flying saucer?
What's its energy source?
The plutonium, that's why.
Twelve thousand years ago...
The cradle of time...
Gamera...
It's warm.
If the giant turtle is Gamera,
the birds must be Gyaos.
Nagamine?
She's gone.
Gone? Where did she go?
To Himegami Island.
They found something again.
Were they attacked by something?
No sign of any parent bringing food.
They must have devoured each other!
Gamera and Gyaos.
A world of fantasy,
absolutely beyond me.
But they need names.
But the sea monster...
Gamera is a bigger menace to us.
It'll bring on greater disaster.
Even if the monster came
to destroy the birds,
why is it hiding in the
Seto Inland Sea?
How do you explain that?
It just awoke from a long sleep.
It could be charging its energy.
It could be related to the
abnormally low level
of electricity in that area.
Well, people tend to connect
everything with the monster.
What happened to the birds?
Carbon isotopes of egg
shells and bodies
of the young birds found
on Himegami Island
show they were formed
ten thousand years ago.
More experiments are underway.
But they possess unnatural
characteristics as life forms.
All of them are females.
How do they reproduce?
Or...
Do you mean they don't reproduce?
The two that escaped
are the only ones left.
They may be more of a rarity
than the Japanese ibis!
The ibis doesn't eat people.
Target spotted.
Target spotted!
Rapidly surfacing.
Hey, I heard they found the monster.
No kidding?
It was on the TV in the
audio visual room.
At the Kii Peninsula.
Will they attack it?
Of course they will.
All those people got killed.
I want to join the SDF and
fight the monster!
Let's go see it!
Asagi?
I have to go. Bye.
Wait, Asagi. Where are you going?
Yes... Yes... Roger. Out.
Message from the Air Defense Forces.
The squadron on patrol
has lost the target.
Where did it fly to?
It's no use.
Can't you get a hold of Dr. Nagamine?
The whole team is out of reach.
Why didn't they inform us
about the birds?
She's the bird specialist. We're
the atoll investigation team.
At present, the only factor bridging us
is that metal plate.
She should have had time to call.
She chose the birds over you.
If Gyaos really is here,
I hope she's safe.
Hear that?
It's close.
The monster?
The bird, the bird!
Going back is suicide.
My boy's back there!
My boy's back there!
Help me, please.
Help me, please.
Is it only the boy?
The investigation team
from Tokyo is...
Masao!
Masao!
Another one.
Masao! Thank you!
Thank you.
If you hadn't come...
No, I wasn't the one who saved you.
Mr. Kusanagi,
Gamera is on our side.
The monster reappeared
in the Harima Sea,
and is now heading towards
the Tokai districts.
For safety purposes, the train
will stop at Mishima Station.
The train will stop at Mishima Station.
To ensure safety,
the Tomei and Chuo Speedways
will be closed.
The Tokaido bullet trains
will make emergency stops
at the nearest stations.
The government has announced that
the sea monster will be
referred to as Gamera,
and the bird-type life form
as Gyaos from now on.
Gamera, which made a surprise
attack at the Fukuoka Dome
on June 10th, and hid in
the Seto Inland Sea,
has reappeared in the Harima Sea,
and is flying toward
the Tokai districts.
The first missile attack in Japan
is now approaching.
The target, decreed as
endangering the peace
by both Houses, is the giant
monster Gamera.
A short while ago, the SDF's
type 81 guided surface-to-air
missiles were launched,
and made impact with Gamera,
flying over Suruga Bay.
After receiving direct missile hits,
Gamera seems to have fallen
near the foot of Mt. Fuji.
Both the Air and Ground
Self-Defense Forces
pursued Gamera and
have surrounded it.
A general attack will soon be made.
By this attack with
overpowering firearms,
the Self-Defense Forces hope to
completely immobilize Gamera.
Due to this attack,
all roads in the Mt. Fuji area
will be closed.
Passenger aircraft flying
over the area
will also be restricted.
Is Mt. Fuji far from here?
Far or not,
right now, the monster's...
Please go as far as you can.
No way. Go to a movie theater,
if you're a monster freak.
I have to go no matter what. Please!
All normal, Sir.
Commence first attack!
All companies, open fire.
I've always wanted to do that.
Gyaos approaching from above.
Hold fire.
All companies, hold your fire.
Run...
Run!
Run...
Gamera is getting away.
Commence second attack!
All companies, open fire.
Hey, are you all right?
Hey, what's the matter? Hey!
Asagi...
Where's Gamera?
It escaped to the sea.
That's good.
Gyaos seems to have landed
in the woods of Mt. Fuji.
I hope it won't be too late.
Too late?
We must hurry.
But right now Gamera
and I have to rest.
The decision to capture
Gyaos is still valid.
It's impossible.
It's stronger and twice as big
as the time at the Dome.
It's growing at an amazing rate.
Wasn't Gyaos beneficial
in fighting off Gamera?
You should fight off Gyaos,
not Gamera.
The prophecy on the metal plate?
A more realistic scenario would be
highly appreciated.
Then for Gyaos,
take the same precautions
as you do for Gamera.
Gyaos attacks people.
We're fully aware of that.
We are taking precautions
by installing flood lights in
densely populated areas.
I'm sorry for the victims
and their families,
but suppose a
Tyrannosaurus appeared.
Even though it would attack people,
no doubt every one would
want it captured.
Yes?
It's for you.
It wasn't easy getting hold of you.
Sorry. You guys were fast.
For my senior, how could I refuse?
And the specimen was special.
Everybody worked hard.
So what do you think, Michiya?
It made us think about our work.
What does it mean to rearrange
genes?
These are Gyaos' chromosomes.
Only one pair?
Impossible.
Chromosome pairs...
Humans have, what...
Twenty-three pairs.
Chickens have thirty-nine pairs.
Green frogs have twelve pairs.
To have only one pair is unusual.
Genetic information is developed
through evolution.
There will always be waste.
These chromosomes include
tons of functions
of other life forms, but no waste.
They are a perfect pair.
Is such a life form possible?
Gyaos is not the result of evolution,
but a perfected form from its origin.
Are you saying somebody made it?
It's beyond conventional technology.
There were Y-type chromosomes,
as well as the X-type.
Isn't the Y factor for males?
The autopsy results said both
Gyaos were females.
If a female transforms into a male,
one Gyaos can reproduce by itself.
If it begins to reproduce,
it'll be disastrous.
They'll feed on humans,
and increase at an amazing rate.
The shadow of evil, Gyaos.
A passage from the plate.
It's dangerous to attack Gamera
and protect Gyaos.
I know, but what can I do?
What about Asagi?
Asagi?
You can't be serious.
With that metal,
she might be able to communicate
with Gamera.
If communicate sounds funny,
because she came in possession
of that metal,
she's been given the role
of a priestess.
When we touch the comma-shaped
bead, nothing happens.
The incident at Mt. Fuji may
have been a coincidence.
There's nothing physically wrong
with her, but she's still asleep.
This civilization must have been
destroyed by Gyaos.
The people were destroyed
by their own creation?
When Gyaos went beyond their control,
maybe they hurriedly created Gamera.
The last hope, Gamera.
But it was too late.
So they left Gamera for
future civilizations.
Then what made Gyaos rise
from its sleep now?
Why in Japan?
Gyaos' genetic information is taken
from various life forms.
When the ancient civilization
disappeared, there was no food.
So it laid eggs, and waited patiently
for the eggs to hatch in
the right environment.
Does that mean that the
environment in Japan now
is suitable for Gyaos?
Carbondioxide, rising levels
of nitric acid compounds,
increases in ultra violet radiation...
With such drastic changes
in our environment,
anything is possible.
The ultra-ancient civilization
left us a terrible heritage.
We too are trying to leave
a terrible heritage.
Such as plutonium.
I believe the half-life is...
For plutonium 239, it's twenty-four
thousand years.
It'll remain on Earth for hundreds
of thousands of years.
We're the ones creating such things.
Perhaps we're destroying
our own civilization.
Wait a minute.
They were destroyed,
but we're still alive.
Corrupt it may be, but I don't
want it destroyed.
We won't let that happen.
The life form has been
confirmed as Gyaos.
At present, it is flying from
Shinjuku to Ginza.
It is estimated to have grown to a
wingspan of one hundred meters.
Use the floodlights to prevent it
from landing.
The Cabinet canceled its
decision to capture,
and voted to attack Gyaos.
So we will...
Since Gyaos is nocturnal, we
should attack during the day.
A surprise attack of sorts.
Will it be effective?
I can't say for sure.
You must not underestimate
the adaptive power
of that abnormal life form.
It's beyond any conventional organism.
Evacuation of areas
A and B completed.
Roger. Continue monitoring.
Type 81 surface to air missiles,
installation complete.
Even if it escapes to the sky,
the type 81 can pursue it.
I see shield plates on its eyes.
Shield plates?
Fire.
Fire!
Impact in five... four... three...
Target turning south
towards Shimbashi.
Second flight of guided
missiles in pursuit.
Shoot it down in Shiba Park.
It's noticed the missiles.
The Tokyo Tower...
The sun is no longer on our side.
Gamera has really become
our last hope.
Gamera...
Where could it be now?
You're disgusting!
With people leaving Tokyo
to escape Gyaos,
all means of transportation are as
crowded as the holiday season.
The Tokaido bullet trains
leaving Tokyo Station
are reported to have one hundred
eighty percent boarding rates.
Special trains have been
prepared by JR
to respond to the evacuation.
The Tomei Speedway is backed up
for one hundred kilometers.
Traffic is also jammed on
the Tohoku Speedway
for one hundred kilometers.
Haneda International Airport
is currently closed.
The sounds of airplanes landing
and taking off may affect Gyaos.
We have not been informed
as to when the airport may
resume its operations.
With the closing of the Kabutocho
Stock Exchange,
the Dow Jones industrial
average has fallen.
People have turned to selling
at other stock exchanges,
which are in a panic.
Despite the intervention
of the Bank of Japan,
the yen is rapidly falling.
From sunset to dawn,
refrain from going out.
Wide streets are especially vulnerable
to attacks by Gyaos.
Following Gyaos' movement,
traffic in and around Minato
Ward is restricted.
Inhabitants of Tokyo must
refrain from going out.
Just one Gyaos has turned
Tokyo into such a sight.
I hear it'll take a week to evacuate
everybody from Tokyo.
Even if Tokyo is emptied,
Gyaos will just move on to another
densely populated city.
We now bring you news on Gyaos.
The government has decided on
a full-scale attack on Gyaos
at 7:00 AM.
This operation is designed
to destroy Gyaos
with the simultaneous use
of heavy artillery.
Minato Ward is predicted to
become a battleground.
Inhabitants of this ward
must evacuate.
All main roads will be closed.
All JR and private trains
will be stopped.
Inhabitants in a ten kilometer radius
of Tokyo Tower must evacuate.
If you are still remaining,
follow our announcements
for prompt evacuation.
I guess your dad doesn't know
you as well as he should.
Asagi...
Asagi!
Asagi...
Some day, I'll show you around
a monster-free Tokyo.
Thanks.
Mr. Kusanagi...
Are you okay now?
Maybe you were right.
She says Gamera is coming.
He's here.
Gamera and Gyaos are
moving towards Akihabara.
Gamera and Gyaos are
moving towards Akihabara!
Gamera and Gyaos are coming
back towards Roppongi.
Asagi!
It's extremely dangerous.
Close enough to see them!
Please try!
Gamera is again ascending.
Gyaos is in pursuit.
Gamera and Gyaos both
ascending rapidly.
We can't track them.
Asagi, that's enough.
Stop! Stop it already!
Why must you do this?
Because of the bead?
Because Gamera is fighting
for all of us.
That's why!
There!
Dad...
It won!
Thanks, Dad.
Gamera is leaving.
It's going back to the sea.
Are you all right?
But I can't read Gamera's
mind any more.
After the ultra-ancient civilization
was destroyed,
if Gyaos planned to return...
Yes, Gyaos eggs could be
anywhere on Earth.
What did you say?
It's just a possibility,
but it's worth it to be prepared.
We may not be able to count
on Gamera next time.
He will come.
Gamera will come again.