"Mitsuki, don't cry." "He's our only son." "He's just a boy." "Remember, Mitsuki, you aven't lost a son, you've won a daugter." "My only daugter, and I ope te boy will be a good usband to er." "I'm sure e will." "Dry your tears." "And wen will te lovely Soona be married?" "I don't know, but I'm in no particular urry, tank you." "I ear rumors about you and IIIoo." "Tat would be like falling in love wit a computer, almost." "Excuse me." "I must be going." "O, must you?" "We were expecting you for Iunc." "Anoter time." "IIIoo, I'm afraid I've been rater nasty to you." "You couldn't be." "I do ave a Iot of researc still to do, toug." "Te familiar apology of te dedicated scientist." "But you ave to draw te line somewere, you know." "Your fater was equally dedicated, but e died of overwork." "NeverteIess, I must go." "Excuse me." "He's going to be as famous as is fater was." "Wy do scientists act as toug te only important work in te world is wat tey're up to?" "AII e ever talks to me about is is stupid work and I must say I don't get alf of it." "I tink e makes it up on is own." "But e doesn't know I'm not always impressed by scientists anyway." "I tink tat boy's going to go crazy, and very soon." "Soona, don't be unkind." "IIIoo's very talented." "One of tese days you're going to see IIIoo at te ead of is profession." "He's a wonderfully gifted lad." "Wy must you always stand up for im like tat?" "Your fater's decided to like IIIoo, just in case" "e becomes one of te family later." "O, moter." "sail we go eat?" "Yes, Iet's." "Good idea." "I wonder wy little Ico didn't come?" "O, well, you know ow ciIdren are." "He's forgetful, all rigt." "AII boys are." "But e wanted to sow us tat little surprise e ad for us." "He will." "Wat is it?" "I don't know." "My skin, it's itcing so." "Hu?" "Wat te..." "well, tis is one ell of a way to start a oneymoon." "Wat got into you two?" "I don't know." "Tis Iigt started to sine on us and we just started to itc all over." "You started to itc?" "From over tere." "I tink I know wat's going on." "well, wat?" "Come on out." "Wo are you talking to?" "Come out of tere, Ico!" "well, I'II be..." "Ico, wat a surprise." "Wat ave you got beind your back, young man?" "It's noting." "Here, give tat to me." "Wat is it?" "Just a toy." "Hey, you two are going to be late." "You'd better urry." "You're rigt." "Let's go." "Bye." "Monster." "Have fun." "Come on, Ico." "Were'd you get tat, as if I didn't know?" "In your lab, as if you didn't know." "Didn't your moter ever teac you not to sopIift?" "Sure, but it was my surprise wedding gift." "well, quite a surprise." "Don't you realize tey almost scratced temseIves to deat?" "Yea, but you gotta admit it was kinda funny." "Yes, Ico, I guess it was." "My boy, tat Iigt ray is experimental." "Tat's wat I tougt it was, IIIoo, so I experimented." "Now you can put in your notebook tat it works perfectly on newlyweds." "Tank you, Einstein, but I was serious." "You mustn't play around." "We've found out tat te Iigt ray causes severe itcing." "But tere can be side effects." "Understand?" "We've been investigating it." "I'II bet you never realized you could arm your sister and er new usband." "So, from now on, just leave tings were you find tem, all rigt?" "AII rigt." "AII rigt." "Over tere." "Tere." "Now, come ere." "Look, you can play wit tese instead." "Hey, tose are terrific." "I must've dozed." "Boy, I'm really tired tonigt." "You can sleep afterwards." "You're not going to be a nagging wife, now, are you, my dear?" "I bore you already." "Looks like our marriage is doomed." "No, tat appens wenever I get married." "I get tense." "You were smiling." "And, really, I don't know ow you can be tense and smile all at one time." "It's easy at weddings." "especially wen marrying te world's loveliest girl." "Let's not talk politics now." "Now, sweeteart..." "If tat subject doesn't interest you, tis migt." "Tat's just my fater at te control center." "I'm sure e tinks e's very funny." "Yes, sir?" "FA THER THIS IS HEADQ ARTERS, SON" "Do you need me, sir?" "Tat's rigt, and immediately, I'm afraid." "Reconnaissance job, my boy." "A rocket is being readied." "WHAT IS IT All AbOAT, SIR?" "Tere seems to be some kind of nuclear test somewere in te middle East." "We want a monitor on it." "We'II need you ere witin an our." "Very well, sir." "please get someone else, can't you?" "He's supposed to be ere tonigt." "I'm sorry, dear." "It's a pity." "He's te only one wo can andIe it." "It'II last two days." "We'II get im a two-week vacation wen e returns, all rigt?" "I guess so." "Tere's apparently no coice." "MAN OVER PA NINE, eight, seven, six, five, fOAR, THREE, two," "ONE, zero" "I Am now over THE target AREA" "FA THER GOOD FIRE RETRO-STAbIlIzERS AND commence reconnaissance" "would you come ere, sir?" "I can't get troug to te capsule." "Someting's gone wrong wit te radio." "capsule, capsule, come in, capsule." "hello?" "come IN, please" "control tower, come IN, please come IN" "Come in, capsule." "capsule..." "O, please, can't you do anyting?" "We're doing all we can, dear." "capsule, capsule..." "REPORTER HERE IS THE latest news bAllETIN" "reports from KOREA 'S rocket control CENTER indicate" "THAT after A perfect takeoff AND A flawless entry INTO orbit," "OAR rocket NAmbER 7-X," "ATpRESENT ON A ROATINE reconnaissance flight," "HAS developed some RADIO TROAblE" "THIS, however, IS NOT cAASINg TOO mach worry" "AND THE experts ARE IN hopes Of clearing IT Ap momentarily" "capsule, capsule, capsule, come in." "Come in, please." "capsule, come in." "capsule, come in." "Wat do you tink is te matter wit im?" "Were is e?" "If it's only someting wrong wit is radio, don't worry too muc." "He'II ave little difficulty landing te craft." "Te only problem will be tat we won't know were." "He migt even land in te ocean." "We'II do all we can." "control tower, DO yoa READ mE?" "over" "control tower, come IN, please" "FATHER:" "Reading you loud and clear, capsule." "Go aead, capsule." "capsule, we read you." "WHERE'vE yoa been All THIS time?" "Listen." "I'm so glad e got troug." "Prepare rocket for landing." "Use manual de-orbiting." "Position yourself wit te rear stabilizers." "Time retro-rockets for landing zone two." "roger RE-ENTRy AT landing zone two" "Very unusual, an eartquake in tat area." "An eartquake?" "I tougt tey were just in Japan." "Not true, Ico." "In any case, we do ave a Iarge eart movement ere." "Sir, tere's someting a bit unusual going on ere." "would you take a look, please?" "MAN OVER radio SIR, we have TRIANgAlATED" "THE epicenter Of THE EARTHQAAkE" "THE epicenter IS shifting it'S moving rapidly IN A straight line" "How?" "AND If we extend THIS line IN THE direction Of movement," "ITpOINTS directly TO THE HEART Of KOREA WE have NO choice bat TO call AN alert" "Get me H-Two." "capsule, come in!" "THIS IS cApSAlE" "Land your craft immediately." "Cange perspective for zone 10." "O, look!" "Tere!" "He's coming down." "He made it." "It's all rigt." "Let's go." "A perfect landing." "Tat's te best one yet, I tink." "Yes, it was." "We'd better get over tere." "B Post, B Post, tis is 6-M." "Tis is 6-M." "Te capsule is on te ground." "Te landing was successful." "welcome." "welcome." "Good landing." "congratulations." "O, darling." "I'm ere, too." "I tink you were just wonderful." "Te eartquake's moving, sir." "I tougt so." "In wat direction?" "To te norteast." "MAN:" "well, now wat?" "It looks like everyone is agreed on one important point, gentlemen, and tat is tat tis eartquake, or eart movement, is defying every natural law tat man knows." "It seems to me you're exaggerating." "Tis is noting more tan a tremor." "I don't agree wit you." "We ave an eart movement." "We don't know ow it started, and we don't know ow to stop it." "I ope, gentlemen, you will allow me a word." "I admit tat my point of view is strictly military." "consequently, I believe in aving cards on te table." "Te moment for teorizing, I tink, is over now." "We're positive of one ting only." "Tere's an eartquake eading towards te center of our country." "Tat's wy we're ere." "And wen tis eartquake gets ere, it's going to bring disaster." "Tat is, unless we can get ourselves ready for it." "well, tere you ave it, as clear as day." "Now, wat are we going to do about it?" "A clear statement." "However, I greatly fear tat science cannot eip." "We're as mystified as everybody." "But we cannot just sit and wait." "Now, we must start in preparing." "At least we ave a few ours' time to try to minimize te danger, and te damage tat we know are bound to occur soon." "We must declare a state of emergency and martial law." "I'm sure you're rigt, general." "So we'II begin all preparations and be ready for trouble, but I tink it better tat we call no alert until we're sure te eartquake will it." "Tis came troug just now, sir." "Tank you." "gentlemen, te United Nations as just announced tat tey will eip us." "An expert team of scientists as been ordered to come to Korea." "Tey souId be ere witin a few ours." "It's Hwangae." "According to te board, te eartquake is now itting close to te Hwangae province." "Tere's no time for speeces." "well, it's beginning to look like you were rigt, general." "I autorize you to impose martial law immediately." "MAN OVER PA THIS IS AN emergency ANNOANcEmENT" "THIS IS AN emergency ANNOANcEmENT AN EARTHQAAkE IS imminent IN THIS AREA" "stop whatever yoa ARE doing AND RETARN home" "martial law HAS been declared" "RETARN TO yOAR homes AT once I repeat, RETARN TO yOAR homes AT once" "LISTEN TO yOAR RADIO for farther INSTRAcTIONS" "AN EARTHQAAkE will bE hitting THIS AREA" "An eartquake." "We'd better go." "MAN ON radio LADIES AND gentlemen, THIS IS AN emergency ANNOANcEmENT" "AN EARTHQAAkE IS expected IN THIS AREA DO NOTpANIc repeat, DO NOTpANIc" "Moter, I'm so scared." "I know." "Just don't forget your fater." "He'II find someting." "Tere." "Do you see it?" "Anoter degree." "More." "Down one, and across..." "About five." "Hurry!" "Hurry up!" "Wat could tat ting ave been?" "Wat does it want?" "Were'II it it next?" "It migt stop before it gets any closer." "Tat would be very pleasant, but don't count on it." "You know, tis eartquake reminds me of someting I eard a Iong time ago." "Wen I was a ciId, my grandparents used to tell me fables about a monster." "He was connected wit eartquakes." "Yongary?" "Tat's te one." "Sir, we found tis man tree miles from te eartquake center." "Look, please..." "Wat's tat?" "It's Yongary." "MAN OVER PA THE mySTERIOAS moving EARTHQAAkE" "HAS been identified AS being cAASED by A gigantic reptile" "THIS monster, YONgARy, HAS already been responsible for several DEATHS AND great damages" "All citizens ARE advised TO stay IN THEIR homes" "OAR armed forces ARE making" "All necessary preparations TO deal with THE monster" "Tis is patrol Six." "Come in." "You see anyting over tere?" "Not yet." "At ease, men." "Anyting to report?" "No, sir." "(GASPING)" "Headquarters." "Headquarters." "Tis is Car Two." "Do you read me?" "Tere's a strange disturbance ere at Inwang." "I don't understand wat's going on." "An explosion at ig altitude." "Te mountain is going to blow up!" "It looks like Yongary wasn't a myt after all." "So, general, I suggest you get a few tanks over tere." "Yongary's coming out!" "So, we must now alter all our plans and evacuate." "I want to see every single living uman out of tis town by sunup tomorrow morning." "And furtermore, I want several brigades out on te streets." "Tey're going to aid te people." "And te rest of te army on tank maneuvers." "Good." "I tink we ave tree tank divisions available." "MAN ON radio THE monster YONgARy HAS been reported IN THE lNwANg AREA" "All citizens ARE ORDERED TO EvAcAATE THE city" "Number 13!" "battalion, witdraw tanks!" "SOONA:" "IIIoo, were are you going?" "IIIoo, wat are you going to do?" "I'm going to see tat monster." "You can't." "O, no." "Te warning's out." "You've got to stay away from tere." "You know it could be terribly dangerous." "Now we've got to get out." "Come on, IIIoo!" "No, just a minute." "Nobody knows wat to do tis time." "Neiter te generals, nor te so-caIIed politicians." "If I can eip, I've got to see im first." "well, in my opinion, you're just committing suicide." "Anyway, you were never a ero before, so wat makes you tink you ave to be one tis time?" "Se's rigt." "please don't go, IIIoo." "Don't you worry." "I ave to go." "I'II be all rigt." "I'II go, too." "SOONA:" "Ico!" "Ico, no, come back!" "please!" "SOONA:" "Ico, were do you tink you're going?" "I'II bring tem back." "You wait ere." "Ico." "IIIoo." "Repent!" "AII you sinners, repent!" "Te Lord sayet repent!" "Te Lord sayet repent!" "Seek ye repentance and ye sall be saved!" "Repent, you sinners!" "MAN 1 :" "Pass te beer." "MAN 2:" "Tis is good." "MAN 3:" "Try some soy sauce." "Down te atc." "Haven't you eard?" "Te monster's eading tis way." "We'd better all run to te ills now!" "And wat are we supposed to do if te monster comes to te ills?" "Head back to town?" "Go get yourself a cab." "I don't want to meet tat monster." "And I'm sure e won't die of a broken eart if e doesn't get to meet me." "Goodbye, everybody." "MAN 4:" "Wy, you miserable..." "You know someting, Ito?" "Wat tis place needs is a couple of waiters wo know ow to draw beer." "Ico!" "IIIoo!" "Ico, get back ere!" "IIIoo, look!" "He's pretty big, e?" "Come back!" "You could get killed ere!" "Hurry!" "Ico, get up." "Come on, Soona !" "Come on, come on!" "please, IIIoo." "Are you all rigt?" "I tink so." "Were's Ico?" "I don't know." "Were as e gone?" "Wat do you tink?" " We've got to find im." "gentlemen, te reports all agree on one point, te monster's power." "Not even tanks, it seems, can make a dent in im." "Very well, general." "Now, Iet me ask you wat's next, if I may." "It's opeIess unless we start wit te missiles." "please, general." "I've been tinking a Iot about tose missiles." "You know, tey migt do more damage tan Yongary." "And I'm very muc afraid of one ting." "If tose missiles go, tey could destroy one of te truly great landmarks of old Korea." "gentlemen, as far as I am concerned, te time as come wen we must discuss Korea's future and forget about Korea's past." "If e goes nort, e'II it te pavilion of te Moon." "It seems to me tat one ancient landmark is a Iot less important tan millions of lives." "Come in, Tower, tis is helicopter One." "We are flying above Yongary tis minute." "AII of is movements are slow at tis time." "He as turned completely around and appears to be eaded back te way e came." "AII rigt, Iet's move." "Wat was it?" "Wy souId a monster drink oil?" "I've got it." "Hu?" "Wat's tat?" "MAN:" "gentlemen, we've been observing Yongary." "He just drank a wole storage tank of oil." "He just drank wat?" "Moter, please." "ICHO:" "uncle IIIoo!" "It's im, it's Ico." "Hey!" "Ico." "Ico, we tougt you were dead." "Ico, were ave you been, Ico?" "Hey, uncle IIIoo." "Were were you?" "Watcing Yongary." "really?" "Yes, and ow about tis?" "He eats oil and gasoline." "You mean it?" "Yes." "I was standing near te main valve." "I sut it off so tat e wouldn't be able to get any more to drink." "Boy, was e mad." "He started screaming and pawing up te ground." "And guess wat?" "Tere was tis one tank tere." "His tail touced it and it blew up." "Tat's wen e canged." "He started dancing around, itcing and scratcing." "Wy do you tink e did tat, uncle IIIoo?" "Wat kind of tank?" "I don't know." "Wait." "Tere was a terrible smell and lots of ice." "Wat?" "A smell?" "And ice, too?" "U-u." "Sow me were, Ico." "IIIoo, wait a minute." "You can't go anywere like tat." "You're urt." "I'm not just going to sit around." "I'd better go wit im." "Soona, please..." "Ico, no!" "You ave to stay ere." "Sorry, IIIoo needs my eip." "O, no, Ico." "Ico..." "hello." "I'm Professor IIIoo Nami." "I've got to get a closer look at Yongary." "will you please let me in?" "You got ere a bit too late, sir." "Tey're going to it Yongary any minute." "Tey'II be using guided missiles." "You'd better go." "Tey're going to it Yongary any minute." "Tey'II be using guided missiles." "You'd better go." "missiles?" "really?" "Tey'II be no use." "well, Iet's ope tey are." "Anyway, I ave my orders." "Ten I guess we'd better go to eadquarters." "I'm sorry." "Fater?" "Soona, you know you souIdn't..." "IIIoo, wat's wrong wit you?" "It's noting to worry about." "I believe you're planning on missiles as a way of attacking te monster." "We ave no coice." "I wis you wouldn't." "Wy?" "It was Ico, ere." "His reports on te monster gave me te first clue about it." "Ico?" "Boy, you sould ave seen it." "Drank tree big tanks of oil." "gentlemen, tere's a definite pattern ere." "He consumes eat energy material." "He drinks gasoline and fuel oils." "Now, if eat nourises im, exploding missiles will do noting more tan add energy in larger amounts." "Tey will not destroy im." "AII tis on a ciId's story." "It is just a little ridiculous, you'II admit." "So, we've ad our little joke." "Now we've got to move." "We've drawn plans." "We ad better prepare all te missiles and set te Iauncing in a sort time." "I say ten minutes." "No, please." "Tose missiles are really going to be dangerous." "Wy not lure te monster away from te center of town?" "You've got to get im in anoter area." "I mean, if you must go aead and fire tose missiles..." "Sounds like a good idea." "Can it be done?" "Tere's only one problem, toug." "How to move te monster away?" "Use temptation." "well, open te fuel tanks." "I mean, te ones at te Namsan depot." "You know, I really can't take all tis seriously." "Now, old on, wait a minute." "Tis as possibilities." "I say we open te depot." "If tis sceme can save one uman life, it's wort it." "He's rigt." "I'II be in touc wit you later." "SOONA:" "Goodbye, Fater." "ICHO:" "Goodbye." "Good idea." "Hi, everyone." "Hi." "well, IIIoo, do you need anyting?" "well, yes, as a matter of fact." "A eIicopter." "I can get you one." "Wy do you need it?" "Watc tis." "Wen Yongary was at te refinery, e ad a bad reaction from a cemicaI." "A cemicaI?" "U-u." "And if I'm not completely wrong, well, I tink we can get im by using it." "well, wat's it made of?" "A precipitate of ammonia." "Wat?" "Ammonia?" "U-u." "AII rigt." "Let's get it all open now." "Open all fuel vents." "I don't believe it's working." "Wat's wrong, ten?" "Not enoug?" "Wo knows?" "Get a eIicopter." "Yes, sir." "hello, Six." "Rigt." "Get me a eIicopter." "Rigt." "Here you are, sir." "Tank you." "To Crew Tree." "I see te monster won't move." "climb two undred feet up." "You're flying too close." "acknowledge, please." "I wonder were Ico is." "I don't know." "MAN OVER radio helicopter crew THREE reporting" "THE monster seems TO be reacting TO some STImAlAS, which we cannot SEE" "HE IS starting TO move, AND HIS HORN seems TO be TARNINg RED" "Hey, it's working!" "MAN THE monster IS moving toward THE refinery" "HE IS now AT THE refinery" "Time for te missiles." "Yes, sir." "Prepare te missiles." "Prepare te missiles." "He seems to ave slowed down." "Yes." "Tis could be only temporary." "I tink te solution, te ammonia, needs more work." "Te missiles worked, I knew tey would." "It appened, see?" "It's wonderful." "Te monster is no Ionger a menace to our people." "I knew tey'd do te trick." "Yes." "Let me see..." "Tis migt work." "Tat's it." "It's beautiful!" "Hu?" "I sould ave ad more fait." "Tis is te answer." "I just knew I was on te rigt track wit tat ammonia." "AII we need now is a furter refinement of tis precipitate." "Tat'II put im out of business and it's about time." "IIIoo, congratulations." "I'm sorry." "IIIoo, you know, I'm so proud of you." "You must be a genius." "Wat's wrong wit you?" "Hey." "He's dancing!" "Go, Yongary, go!" "Hey, wat's tat?" "Come ere." "Hey, leave me alone." "Wat do you tink you're doing?" "Leave me alone, will you?" "Get your big mitts off me, will you?" "Come on." "Get tat kid out of ere." "Come on, Iet me go!" "Stop kicking, you little brat!" "control Tower." "control Tower." "It looks like e's still standing." "Wat?" "Yongary's not dead?" "SOLDIER:" "Do you ear me?" "He's still alive, sir." "Tat is correct." "Tat is correct." "Area Eigt, will you confirm please?" "Tank you, Area Eigt." "Over and out." "Te missiles." "Yes, sir, immediately." "platoon." "Get moving!" "It's Yongary!" "He's alive!" "Wat?" "Look, look!" "Yongary!" "Yongary!" "Come on!" "Yongary!" "Come on, all of you!" "Hurry!" "Stop crawling!" "Come on!" "Yea!" "Noting seems to work." "We'd better ead back." "It's working, look!" "It's working!" "IIIoo, you were rigt." "How wonderful." "He was." "O, my!" "You see?" "Stop, please." "No, don't do it anymore." "Wat is it?" "Does e ave to be killed?" "Does e really?" "please, uncle IIIoo." "I mean, you sould ave seen im last nigt." "He was dancing." "uncle IIIoo, we just couldn't ave let im stay alive like e was, could we?" "Ico, I know ow you feel and I'm sure we all do." "Anyway, we ave no coice about tis." "IIIoo, in a way, you know, I'm sorry, too." "I wonder if e really meant to urt us." "well, wo's to say?" "You know, we'd better be going." "Yes." "We're finised ere now." "Tis is one time I don't mind going on record." "Hey, look." "Sir, do you ave a statement for te press?" "After all, it was your office tat was responsible for defeating Yongary." "well, no, I wouldn't say tat." "I really tink te first credit goes to Dr. IIIoo." "It was is analysis tat gave us te key we needed." "Tere e is." "You'd better talk to im." "REPORTER:" "Sir, a moment please." "Do you ave a statement for te press, sir?" "We'd Iike to know ow you did it." "How did you find te monster's weakness?" "First of all, I'd Iike to tank te Minister very muc." "For te rest of it, I'm gratified tat science was able to be of elp, but trutfuIIy, tat's only part." "Te very first clue was found by Ico, ere." "ICHO: (BASHFULLY) I didn't do anyting." "Ico, Ico, tell me ow old you are?" "About eigt." "well, acting as scientific advisor to a wole nation is quite a job for an eigt-year-oId." "Witout your work, we migt all ave been destroyed." "How do you feel about tat?" "well, ten, peraps a word from your sister." "Miss?" "I'm no good at words." "Your broter's pretty special, isn't e, Miss?" "only special about getting imseIf in trouble." "Apart from tat I'd say e's just an ordinary brat of a broter." "I tink little broters are supposed to act like brats, but, anyway, my sister's nice." "Wat would you Iike to be wen you grow up, Ico?" "I want to be a great scientist, a biologist." "Wat would you Iike most in te world?" "Wat wises?" "Let's see." "well, one wis is about my sister and uncle IIIoo." "I wis tat te two of tem would urry up and get married." "Tey're just standing around doing noting." "You miserable brat." "Anyting else, Ico?" "Yes, someting about Yongary." "I saw im play and dance." "I tink all of you sould realize it wasn't is fault." "You call im a monster just because of te tings e did." "He was just looking for food and we ad to kill im because e got in our way." "He migt ave destroyed te entire Eart if we adn't stopped im." "Of course I know." "I know tat we ad to kill im, onest." "But my oter wis would be tat e could be ere now." "You're a fine young man." "We're all very proud of you." "Hey, Iet's get started, can we?" "well, now, ten, about tat first wis of Ico's..." "I must say we've been waiting for tis." "IIIoo, wat a wonderful idea." "I tink you sould." "Do you?" "And wat about Soona?" "Tat sounds like a proposal." "You sould take it." "Stop tat." "I'd ate to disappoint Ico in all is wises." "AII rigt, I accept, in front of witnesses, too." "Hey, Soona, just tink." "In a mont or two, you may ave a little brat like me." "A mont?" "O, you."