Urutora Q (1965–1967): Season 1, Episode 11 - Balloonga - full transcript
ULTRA Q
I'll be on Earth soon.
Saturn No. 1. Saturn No. 1.
Oh.
This is the satellite base.
Congratulations on your return.
You'll soon enter the atmosphere.
We'll begin the countdown.
Prepare to retrofire.
This is Saturn No. 1.
Um.
-Ready to brake!
-Five...
Four...
Three...
Two...
One... Ignite.
Saturn No. 1, what's happened?
Respond. What happened?
-U-Um.
-What?
[I can't hear/
Come in, Naramaru!
There's no fuel!
A balloon!
BALLOONGA
An unknown accident had struck
the spaceship right before landing.
There are many interstellar substances
floating among space.
Their sizes vary as well.
But why was there a balloon?
Wanna take a look?
It's near that accident.
Oh, the mysterious Saturn rocket crash.
It's a detour, but it's free service.
When you look, it's so peaceful that it's
unbelievable that happened a week ago.
They said it crashed into
that cape's shores.
The sea has retained no scars.
And you, journalists, just pass over it
and chase after a new story.
Wow, how beautiful!
What's that?
That red thing near the shore.
It's a balloon.
I guess it's a flower to place
on the ocean grave.
Aren't you a poet today?
-Well, I'm a bit hungry.
-My.
Now, let's climb.
Hm?
That's strange.
Oh, stop. Are we gonna fall
like that Saturn rocket?
You never know when you're next.
Oh?
The fuel's empty!
What?
-Ippei!
-Hm?
Ippei! How much gasoline did you put in?
U-Um, how much?
I filled it up full.
That's weird.
Ippei, you sure this was in the Cessna?
I'm sure. It was stuck floating
in the cracks of the radiator.
It's clearly an living organism.
Is it a balloon insect?
-A balloon insect?
-Yeah.
Is there such a bug?
Who knows?
It's shuffling around. How creepy.
Yuri-chan, can you hold it?
No! You brought it, Ippei-kun!
-What was I to do? Meanie!
-No, no, and no!
If it is a new species,
it'll be a big scoop.
Maybe we'll take the discoverer's name
and call it the Ippei Bug.
I'll decline.
Tsk! Whatever.
Hm?
What's wrong?
Hm.
I give up. The gas tank's empty.
Again?
Yeah.
No!
What's wrong?!
-Ippei-kun stop, that's creepy!
-Yuri-chan, get out! Go!
Hurry, get off the car!
You, what are ya doin'?!
Did something happen?
What's wrong?
This is creepy, Senpai. What is this?
It's getting bigger!
Oh, it's inflating again.
Watch out, don't push!
Ah! This thing grows by
absorbing nearby energy.
Hey, you.
Your license?
Ah.
You, you can't park your car here.
Hurry up and move it! Okay?
Oh, the curtains are draped.
Senpai
That's no curtain.
The balloon monster filled up my car.
My, Jun-chan! Look!
Oh!
Hey, Senpai.
What's going on here?
Hm.
- Senpai.
-Yeah.
It keeps floating!
What is this?
Hey, it's dangerous!
Everyone, get back! Back!
-What's happening?
-That's what I'd like to know.
Hey, get back! Get back!
Hey, get back, everyone!
Watch out!
Yuri-chan, watch out! Get back!
Watch out, Yuri-chan!
Yuri-chan, watch out! Get back!
Hurry! Hurry!
-Ippei-kun!
-Hey, Ippei!
-Ippei!
-ippei-kun!
Don't die on us! Ippei-kun!
Hey, hang in there!
Ippei-kun!
Hey!
Is this it on the balloon monster,
Balloonga?
Yes.
You idiot. Maicho Newspaper
calls it a conspiracy.
Nippo Newspaper made a wild
alien invasion theory as always.
However, what did we go with?
"Still unknown".
Unacceptable!
Oh!
How's Ippei-kun?
Seems his first surgery went well.
Really.
They need to do a second
and third surgery in intervals.
Poor Ippei-kun.
All because he saved me.
I'm gonna go see him!
Don't.
If you give him some sweet words,
he'll easily pass away.
Anyway, I'll give you a great story.
A story?
There was a man who found
that Balloonga 20 years ago.
He collected a space spore
from a meteorite
that fell into the mountains
and succeeded in raising it.
Rather, he said that he did
at a conference.
But when he was asked
to provide proof, he said this.
"I killed it.
If I'd let it grow any further,
civilization would've perished."
I got it. What's the scientist's name?
Akihiko Naramaru.
He was called a fraud by the academic
society and left his post as a professor.
He made a bold decision.
He must've taken a lot of damage.
Or he actually was a fraud.
If he's real, he wouldn't be able
to ignore this Balloonga incident.
He could be taking revenge
on the academic society.
That can't be.
Anyway, you gotta find this Naramaru guy.
It's only a matter of time until
the authorities mark him.
Got it. Thank you.
There's not much on record.
He doesn't seem very famous.
He quit his post at
Toa University.
On April of 1947, he worked at the
science museum. That's all.
The museum? Thank you.
Do you have a photo?
Looks like we don't.
Oh, but here's his address.
We're talking about 20 years ago,
so I don't know if he's still there.
NATIONAL SCIENCE MUSEUM
I don't know where he moved to.
Any family or relatives?
I don't know, he was a strange man.
I see...
-Sorry to have troubled you.
-No.
Saturn No. 1, what's happened?
Respond. What happened?
-U-Um.
-What?
[I can't hear/
Come in, Naramaru!
There's no fuel!
A balloon/
There's no fuel!
What?
[I can't hear/
Come in, Naramaru!
A balloon/
A balloon/
Saturn No. 1, what's happened?
A balloon/
Excuse me.
Hiko-san, the newspaper's here.
It says a balloon monster
appeared in Tokyo.
Hmm?
Tokyo's in big trouble.
I wonder what's going to happen?
Hurry and evacuate!
Hurry and evacuate!
Please hurry! Hurry!
C'mon, hurry! Please hurry!
It's dangerous, get back!
Sir, are you okay?
Thank you, I'm fine.
It's dangerous!
It's dangerous, get back!
What are they doing?
What?
That's like feeding the monster food.
If it grows any more, it'll be a disaster.
Oh? Where did he go?
Sir!
BALLOONGA JOINT HEADQUARTERS
Balloonga is continuously growing!
What are we going to do?
We will not perform any more attacks
that will feed the monster energy.
Other measures are now
under research.
Please give us some time.
While you take your time,
Balloonga's eating all that energy
from the power lines.
-That's right!
-That's right!
We will soon cancel the
transmission of all power to the city.
At the same time, the use of
any type of power will be prohibited.
The phones?
What about transportation?
What about TV or the newspapers?
That creates a humanitarian crisis!
What about the patients
awaiting surgery?
That's right!
Are we gonna save the patients? How?
They'll be transferred
to other regions with priority.
-Be careful carrying them!
-Yes.
You okay? Hurry up.
It seems Togawa-san can't be moved
in his state.
So he's left behind?
No, there are other patients.
The doctors will stay
and continue surgery here.
Oh!
Hello?
Oh...
Even a reporter
can't do anything now.
There's no point in a scoop.
A scoop is what's moving you still?
Then Ippei can't die in peace.
No, don't say he'll die!
No, it's not only Ippei's problem.
I'm afraid the civilization
of mankind is in danger.
As your instinct says, that old man
must be Professor Naramaru.
We must find him first!
Isn't that your mission as a journalist?
I'm going to search once more!
A place where
Balloonga can be seen well.
My, what is that?
Is that a balloon?
Where?
There.
Yeah, it's a balloon.
Hey, didn't we see a balloon near the
shores when we flew a while ago?
Yeah.
Remember when you said,
"a flower to place on the ocean grave".
You remembered that lame line?
Let's go.
Yeah.
Ah, you're from the other day.
Um, excuse me, but are you
Professor Akihiko Naramaru?
My son died at sea,
so I'm visiting him like this.
He said he wanted a balloon
right before he died.
Do you know something
about that monster?
A monster? Balloonga is not a monster.
It is god's warning.
God, you say?
Would you fight
a flood with a spear?
Balloonga is a natural phenomenon.
Or should I say an enemy of civilization.
There has never been
a morning so quiet as today.
This crazy city is asking for a break.
It should take a good rest
and reflect upon itself.
You're saying we'll be saved
if we behave?
It looks like a typhoon's coming.
The remaining patients have
all been moved here.
Yes, good work.
Doctor!
Please do something!
My daughter will die like this!
We should have just evacuated!
That's right. Exactly.
Doctor, what will you do?
Prepare for surgery. We have no choice.
We'll use the private power generator.
Please be assured. They're going to
run the power generator.
I'm afraid it's useless.
Oh, it's on!
It's no use.
Everyone, we can't give up yet.
There's a typhoon coming.
Surely it'll blow away the Balloonga.
What wishful thinking.
He's saying it to cheer up
the patient's family, so why not!
Scientists do not rely on consolation.
Then you really are Professor Naramaru.
I just have one wish.
Why didn't I realize this
when I let go of that balloon?
Then I'm off to the headquarters.
-We're counting on you.
-Yes.
Ippei-kun! Don't die, okay?
Don't die okay? Ippei-kun!
How long do we have to wait?
If we're a field hospital,
it's not impossible to operate!
Wait. If it were possible,
I would've done it already.
Wait until tomorrow morning.
Balloonga will soon return to space.
What?
The rocket launched from
the United Nation's satellite
has created an artificial sun in space.
Doctors! The power!
The power's returned!
Good, let's operate!
Let's do it!
Thank goodness.
Thank goodness.
It's just as you said, Professor.
Ippei-kun will be saved too!
But what if Balloonga eats
the nuclear energy and comes back?
You don't need to worry.
It was led to the artificial sun,
so it should've realized
what its original food is.
Its original food?
The Sun.
Life has many shapes.
Balloonga is a life form that
wanders through space,
and eats the energy of fixed stars.
The satellite rocket, Saturn No. 1,
probably brought it to Earth.
It came 20 years ago on a meteorite.
Balloonga had proved
your studies were correct.
My son had been aboard
the Saturn No. 1.
In any case, this monster has
a deep connection with me.
Balloonga will become one with the sun.
The sun's going to eat Balloonga
or Balloonga's going to eat the sun.
It's like a Zen Dialogue.
Yeah.
If it is sunny tomorrow morning,
look up at the skies first.
What's shining may not be the Sun,
but it may be the Balloonga.
THE END
I'll be on Earth soon.
Saturn No. 1. Saturn No. 1.
Oh.
This is the satellite base.
Congratulations on your return.
You'll soon enter the atmosphere.
We'll begin the countdown.
Prepare to retrofire.
This is Saturn No. 1.
Um.
-Ready to brake!
-Five...
Four...
Three...
Two...
One... Ignite.
Saturn No. 1, what's happened?
Respond. What happened?
-U-Um.
-What?
[I can't hear/
Come in, Naramaru!
There's no fuel!
A balloon!
BALLOONGA
An unknown accident had struck
the spaceship right before landing.
There are many interstellar substances
floating among space.
Their sizes vary as well.
But why was there a balloon?
Wanna take a look?
It's near that accident.
Oh, the mysterious Saturn rocket crash.
It's a detour, but it's free service.
When you look, it's so peaceful that it's
unbelievable that happened a week ago.
They said it crashed into
that cape's shores.
The sea has retained no scars.
And you, journalists, just pass over it
and chase after a new story.
Wow, how beautiful!
What's that?
That red thing near the shore.
It's a balloon.
I guess it's a flower to place
on the ocean grave.
Aren't you a poet today?
-Well, I'm a bit hungry.
-My.
Now, let's climb.
Hm?
That's strange.
Oh, stop. Are we gonna fall
like that Saturn rocket?
You never know when you're next.
Oh?
The fuel's empty!
What?
-Ippei!
-Hm?
Ippei! How much gasoline did you put in?
U-Um, how much?
I filled it up full.
That's weird.
Ippei, you sure this was in the Cessna?
I'm sure. It was stuck floating
in the cracks of the radiator.
It's clearly an living organism.
Is it a balloon insect?
-A balloon insect?
-Yeah.
Is there such a bug?
Who knows?
It's shuffling around. How creepy.
Yuri-chan, can you hold it?
No! You brought it, Ippei-kun!
-What was I to do? Meanie!
-No, no, and no!
If it is a new species,
it'll be a big scoop.
Maybe we'll take the discoverer's name
and call it the Ippei Bug.
I'll decline.
Tsk! Whatever.
Hm?
What's wrong?
Hm.
I give up. The gas tank's empty.
Again?
Yeah.
No!
What's wrong?!
-Ippei-kun stop, that's creepy!
-Yuri-chan, get out! Go!
Hurry, get off the car!
You, what are ya doin'?!
Did something happen?
What's wrong?
This is creepy, Senpai. What is this?
It's getting bigger!
Oh, it's inflating again.
Watch out, don't push!
Ah! This thing grows by
absorbing nearby energy.
Hey, you.
Your license?
Ah.
You, you can't park your car here.
Hurry up and move it! Okay?
Oh, the curtains are draped.
Senpai
That's no curtain.
The balloon monster filled up my car.
My, Jun-chan! Look!
Oh!
Hey, Senpai.
What's going on here?
Hm.
- Senpai.
-Yeah.
It keeps floating!
What is this?
Hey, it's dangerous!
Everyone, get back! Back!
-What's happening?
-That's what I'd like to know.
Hey, get back! Get back!
Hey, get back, everyone!
Watch out!
Yuri-chan, watch out! Get back!
Watch out, Yuri-chan!
Yuri-chan, watch out! Get back!
Hurry! Hurry!
-Ippei-kun!
-Hey, Ippei!
-Ippei!
-ippei-kun!
Don't die on us! Ippei-kun!
Hey, hang in there!
Ippei-kun!
Hey!
Is this it on the balloon monster,
Balloonga?
Yes.
You idiot. Maicho Newspaper
calls it a conspiracy.
Nippo Newspaper made a wild
alien invasion theory as always.
However, what did we go with?
"Still unknown".
Unacceptable!
Oh!
How's Ippei-kun?
Seems his first surgery went well.
Really.
They need to do a second
and third surgery in intervals.
Poor Ippei-kun.
All because he saved me.
I'm gonna go see him!
Don't.
If you give him some sweet words,
he'll easily pass away.
Anyway, I'll give you a great story.
A story?
There was a man who found
that Balloonga 20 years ago.
He collected a space spore
from a meteorite
that fell into the mountains
and succeeded in raising it.
Rather, he said that he did
at a conference.
But when he was asked
to provide proof, he said this.
"I killed it.
If I'd let it grow any further,
civilization would've perished."
I got it. What's the scientist's name?
Akihiko Naramaru.
He was called a fraud by the academic
society and left his post as a professor.
He made a bold decision.
He must've taken a lot of damage.
Or he actually was a fraud.
If he's real, he wouldn't be able
to ignore this Balloonga incident.
He could be taking revenge
on the academic society.
That can't be.
Anyway, you gotta find this Naramaru guy.
It's only a matter of time until
the authorities mark him.
Got it. Thank you.
There's not much on record.
He doesn't seem very famous.
He quit his post at
Toa University.
On April of 1947, he worked at the
science museum. That's all.
The museum? Thank you.
Do you have a photo?
Looks like we don't.
Oh, but here's his address.
We're talking about 20 years ago,
so I don't know if he's still there.
NATIONAL SCIENCE MUSEUM
I don't know where he moved to.
Any family or relatives?
I don't know, he was a strange man.
I see...
-Sorry to have troubled you.
-No.
Saturn No. 1, what's happened?
Respond. What happened?
-U-Um.
-What?
[I can't hear/
Come in, Naramaru!
There's no fuel!
A balloon/
There's no fuel!
What?
[I can't hear/
Come in, Naramaru!
A balloon/
A balloon/
Saturn No. 1, what's happened?
A balloon/
Excuse me.
Hiko-san, the newspaper's here.
It says a balloon monster
appeared in Tokyo.
Hmm?
Tokyo's in big trouble.
I wonder what's going to happen?
Hurry and evacuate!
Hurry and evacuate!
Please hurry! Hurry!
C'mon, hurry! Please hurry!
It's dangerous, get back!
Sir, are you okay?
Thank you, I'm fine.
It's dangerous!
It's dangerous, get back!
What are they doing?
What?
That's like feeding the monster food.
If it grows any more, it'll be a disaster.
Oh? Where did he go?
Sir!
BALLOONGA JOINT HEADQUARTERS
Balloonga is continuously growing!
What are we going to do?
We will not perform any more attacks
that will feed the monster energy.
Other measures are now
under research.
Please give us some time.
While you take your time,
Balloonga's eating all that energy
from the power lines.
-That's right!
-That's right!
We will soon cancel the
transmission of all power to the city.
At the same time, the use of
any type of power will be prohibited.
The phones?
What about transportation?
What about TV or the newspapers?
That creates a humanitarian crisis!
What about the patients
awaiting surgery?
That's right!
Are we gonna save the patients? How?
They'll be transferred
to other regions with priority.
-Be careful carrying them!
-Yes.
You okay? Hurry up.
It seems Togawa-san can't be moved
in his state.
So he's left behind?
No, there are other patients.
The doctors will stay
and continue surgery here.
Oh!
Hello?
Oh...
Even a reporter
can't do anything now.
There's no point in a scoop.
A scoop is what's moving you still?
Then Ippei can't die in peace.
No, don't say he'll die!
No, it's not only Ippei's problem.
I'm afraid the civilization
of mankind is in danger.
As your instinct says, that old man
must be Professor Naramaru.
We must find him first!
Isn't that your mission as a journalist?
I'm going to search once more!
A place where
Balloonga can be seen well.
My, what is that?
Is that a balloon?
Where?
There.
Yeah, it's a balloon.
Hey, didn't we see a balloon near the
shores when we flew a while ago?
Yeah.
Remember when you said,
"a flower to place on the ocean grave".
You remembered that lame line?
Let's go.
Yeah.
Ah, you're from the other day.
Um, excuse me, but are you
Professor Akihiko Naramaru?
My son died at sea,
so I'm visiting him like this.
He said he wanted a balloon
right before he died.
Do you know something
about that monster?
A monster? Balloonga is not a monster.
It is god's warning.
God, you say?
Would you fight
a flood with a spear?
Balloonga is a natural phenomenon.
Or should I say an enemy of civilization.
There has never been
a morning so quiet as today.
This crazy city is asking for a break.
It should take a good rest
and reflect upon itself.
You're saying we'll be saved
if we behave?
It looks like a typhoon's coming.
The remaining patients have
all been moved here.
Yes, good work.
Doctor!
Please do something!
My daughter will die like this!
We should have just evacuated!
That's right. Exactly.
Doctor, what will you do?
Prepare for surgery. We have no choice.
We'll use the private power generator.
Please be assured. They're going to
run the power generator.
I'm afraid it's useless.
Oh, it's on!
It's no use.
Everyone, we can't give up yet.
There's a typhoon coming.
Surely it'll blow away the Balloonga.
What wishful thinking.
He's saying it to cheer up
the patient's family, so why not!
Scientists do not rely on consolation.
Then you really are Professor Naramaru.
I just have one wish.
Why didn't I realize this
when I let go of that balloon?
Then I'm off to the headquarters.
-We're counting on you.
-Yes.
Ippei-kun! Don't die, okay?
Don't die okay? Ippei-kun!
How long do we have to wait?
If we're a field hospital,
it's not impossible to operate!
Wait. If it were possible,
I would've done it already.
Wait until tomorrow morning.
Balloonga will soon return to space.
What?
The rocket launched from
the United Nation's satellite
has created an artificial sun in space.
Doctors! The power!
The power's returned!
Good, let's operate!
Let's do it!
Thank goodness.
Thank goodness.
It's just as you said, Professor.
Ippei-kun will be saved too!
But what if Balloonga eats
the nuclear energy and comes back?
You don't need to worry.
It was led to the artificial sun,
so it should've realized
what its original food is.
Its original food?
The Sun.
Life has many shapes.
Balloonga is a life form that
wanders through space,
and eats the energy of fixed stars.
The satellite rocket, Saturn No. 1,
probably brought it to Earth.
It came 20 years ago on a meteorite.
Balloonga had proved
your studies were correct.
My son had been aboard
the Saturn No. 1.
In any case, this monster has
a deep connection with me.
Balloonga will become one with the sun.
The sun's going to eat Balloonga
or Balloonga's going to eat the sun.
It's like a Zen Dialogue.
Yeah.
If it is sunny tomorrow morning,
look up at the skies first.
What's shining may not be the Sun,
but it may be the Balloonga.
THE END