Godzilla (1954) quotes

Professor, we're really at a loss. If this continues, we'll soon have to close our international shipping lanes. Do you have any ideas? Even the slightest hint would help.

Dr. Kyohei Yamane

Indeed...

Professor Yamane, I'll be blunt. We want to know if there's a way to kill Godzilla.

Dr. Kyohei Yamane

Impossible. Godzilla was baptized in the fire of the H-bomb and survived. What could kill it now? Right now, our priority should be to study its incredible powers of survival.

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa

Ogata, please forgive me. If it could be put to good use, I'd be the first to reveal it to the world. But right now it's nothing but a weapon of mass destruction. Please understand!

I do understand. But if we don't stop Godzilla now, what's to become of us?

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa

Ogata...if the Oxygen Destroyer is used even once, the politicians of the world won't stand idly by. They'll inevitably turn it into a weapon. A-bombs against A-bombs, H-bombs against H-bombs. As a scientist - no, as a human being - adding another terrifying weapon to humanity's arsenal is something I can't allow.

Then what do we do about the horror before us now? Just let it happen? Only you can save us from this tragedy. Even if you use it to defeat Godzilla, how can it be used as a weapon if you don't publish your research?

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa

Ogata, we human beings are weak creatures. Even if I burn my notes, everything's still in my head. As long as I'm alive, who can say I wouldn't be coerced into using it again? If only I'd never invented it!

We're going to join Daddy! We'll be where Daddy is soon!

A giant, terrifying monster. Once it eats all the fish in the sea, it'll come ashore and eat people.

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa

Just a small ball of this substance could turn all of Tokyo Bay into an aquatic graveyard.

Dr. Kyohei Yamane

I can't believe that Godzilla was the last of its species. If nuclear testing continues, then someday, somewhere in the world...another Godzilla may appear.

Dr. Kyohei Yamane

Professor Tanabe...I saw it! A creature from the Jurassic era!

Dr. Kyohei Yamane

All they can think of is killing Godzilla. Why don't they try to study its resistance to radiation? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Dr. Kyohei Yamane

Following Odo Island tradition, I propose for the time being that we call this creature Godzilla. We encountered Godzilla on Odo Island. This is a photo of its head. We can estimate that it stands approximately 165 feet tall. Why such a creature would appear in our territorial waters is the next question. It was probably hidden away in a deep sea cave, providing for its own survival, and perhaps others like it. However, repeated underwater H-bomb tests have completely destroyed its natural habitat. To put it simply, hydrogen-bomb testing has driven it from its sanctuary.

Dr. Kyohei Yamane

Godzilla was baptized in the fire of the H-bomb and survived. What could kill it now?

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa

If used as a weapon, it could lead humanity to exctinction, just like the H-bomb. But I'm determined to find a use for the Oxygen Destroyer that will benefit society. Until then, I won't reveal its existence.

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa

Ogata, men are weak animals. Even if I burn my notes, everything is still in my head. As long as I'm alive, who can say I wouldn't be coerced into using it again?

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa

Ogata...if the Oxygen Destroyer is used even once, the politicians of the world won't stand idly by. They'll inevitably turn it into a weapon. A-bombs against A-bombs, H-bombs against H-bombs. As a scientist - no, as a human being - adding another terrifying weapon to humanity's arsenal is something I can't allow.