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Come to think of it... this country has treated life far too cheaply. Poorly armored tanks, poor supply chains resulting in half of all deaths from starvation and disease, fighter planes built without ejection seats, and finally, kamikaze and suicide attacks. That's why this time... I'd take pride in a citizen led effort... that sacrifices no lives at all! This next battle... is not one waged to the death... but a battle to live for the future.
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— Kenji Noda's speech in the emergency meeting room after Godzilla was detected (Godzilla Minus One) |
Kenji Noda (野田 健二 Noda Kenshu) a supporting character and former naval technical officer who played a major role in the defeat of Godzilla in the 2023 film, Godzilla Minus One.
History
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- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Reiwa era
Godzilla Minus One
Following the end of WW2, the former navy weapons officer Kenji Noda acquired a job minesweeping aboard the Shinseimaru and disposed of sea mines in Japanese waters with the captain Seiji Akitsu and crewmate Shiro Mizushima, paired with the minesweeper Kaishinmaru.
In March 1946, Koichi Shikishima was startled to see the small wooden boat sitting at the dock. After Akitsu greeted Shikishima, Noda explained to the pilot that the U.S. and Imperial navies laid 60,000 mines around Japan, with the worst being the American magnetic mines. Any boat made of metal would set those mines off, hence the Shinseimaru's wooden hull. Noda then introduced himself, Akitsu and Mizushima, who was too young to have served in the war. They headed out to sea and Akitsu explained their work. A cable cutter suspended between the Shinseimaru and Kaishinmaru allowed them to clip mine wires and bring them to the surface, where they could be detonated from a distance with a machine gun. Noda was impressed when Shikishima quickly proved himself a skilled marksman, taking over from Akitsu. Over the next year, the crew of the Shinseimaru and Kaishinmaru continued disposing of sea mines, with Noda taking a photo of Shikishima and Mizushima together.
The crew of the Shinseimaru visited Shikishima for dinner one night. Noda snapped a picture of Noriko Oishi with his camera, with Akitsu jokingly telling to not covet her. Noda and the men assumed her to be Shikishima's wife and were startled to learn of their living arrangement. When Akiko called Shikishima her father, he told her not to call him that, to their alarm. They encourage him to accept that he's found a family, but he angrily refused.
In May 1947, the Shinseimaru and Kaishinmaru were deployed near the Ogasawara Islands, where they found a capsized American Liberty ship. Noda explained that the two boats were tasked with delaying Godzilla's advance towards Japan until the cruiser Takao could arrive from Singapore, having been returned to Japan to respond to the crisis. Their orders suggested they use the mines that they recovered as weapons and forbade them from telling anyone else about the mission. Later, after they collected two mines, Noda gave Shikishima a cup of coffee and they commiserated about the war. Noda said that whenever he thought about the war, he had trouble sleeping. As dozens of deep sea fish surfaced around them, they urged Akitsu to flee, but he was determined to face the monster, not wanting to see Tokyo in flames again. Suddenly, Godzilla grabbed the Kaishinmaru from below and dragged it beneath the waves. Akitsu changed his decision immediately and pushed the engine throttle forward, but the engine gave out. Noda started repairing it as Godzilla swam towards them. Noda yelled to full throttle, and the minesweeper began moving at last. Godzilla chased after them, unfazed by the first mine they detonated against his dorsal fins and their machine gun. While Godzilla continued chasing the boat, Noda decided to try detonating a mine inside his mouth, and together he and Mizushima dropped the second mine into the water. When the detonator switch failed to work, Shikishima exploded the mine with the machine gun. Godzilla regenerated his injury and rose out of the water, but before Godzilla could destroy the boat, the guns of the Takao fired on him and momentarily incapacitated him. Godzilla turned his attention toward the Takao, destroying the heavy cruiser with his atomic breath as the Shinseimaru's crew watched helplessly.
Shikishima woke up in a hospital after the battle and was greeted by his crewmates. He wanted to alert the populace, but Noda told him the government was still covering up the creature's existence, as no one was willing to be responsible for the panic that would ensue.
Following a memorial service for Noriko after Godzilla's rampage in Ginza, Noda informed Shikishima that a group of private citizens was formulating a long-shot plan to destroy Godzilla. His crewmates were surprised when Noda was the one who went up on stage to explain the plan. Noda's microphone rang loudly before he introduced himself as the drafter of the plan and recalled his experience of witnessing Godzilla take direct gunfire from the Takao, but quickly heal himself. He then revealed a wood model of Godzilla, weighted just enough to float in a tank of seawater. He asked the citizens what would happen if the model was enveloped in Freon gas bubbles. After one citizen said it would stay afloat, Noda released the gas valve into the tank. The model was surrounded in bubbles and sank to the bottom, surprising the attendees. Noda explained that the bubbles prevented the model from contacting the seawater, with the idea of sinking Godzilla using that method. The scientists closed the blinds of the meeting room and projected a map of Sagami Bay behind the naval engineer, with the idea of sinking Godzilla 1,500 meters to crush him. Noda revealed the plan name as Operation Wada Tsumi. When Akitsu questioned if Godzilla could survive the pressure change, Noda elaborated that even ocean-born creatures wouldn't survive it. After Shikishima asked if the plan would work, Noda responded that with an unprecedented situation like that, it was uncertain. Shikishima got up to leave but Noda pleaded for the pilot to listen. Shikishima sat back down, and Noda explained that they would use two ships to circle Godzilla with a wire of Freon canisters before rupturing them, sinking the monster 1,500 meters into Sagami Bay to induce barotrauma. When Shikishima asked if the plan would fail, Noda assured there was a Plan B. He instructed everyone to look into the courtyard, where Toyo Balloon employees inflated a giant balloon. Akio Itagaki of Toyo Balloon explained they would inflate the balloons around Godzilla to bring him up to the surface, inducing massive decompression. Tatsuo Hotta told the men that they weren't being forced to participate and would allow them to leave if they wished; while some did leave, most stayed.
The crew of the Shinseimaru went out for drinks, where Noda voiced the belief that Godzilla would return to Japan in as soon as 10 days, since he now considered Tokyo part of his territory. To lure the monster to the trap point, Noda planned to use acoustic minesweepers to play recordings of Godzilla's roar. Mizushima suggested using the destroyers to pull Godzilla to the surface instead of balloons, but Noda dismissed him, saying the monster was too heavy. He admitted that his plan could fail in many different ways, but challenged them to come up with a better one. Shikishima finally spoke up, offering to help with luring Godzilla if Noda could procure a fighter plane.
Noda soon invited Shikishima to a hanger where the nimble Local Fighter Shinden sat. Developed at the end of the war as an anti-bomber fighter, only a few prototypes saw use, as Japan surrendered before the Allies could invade the mainland. Years in storage had left the plane inoperable; Shikishima recommended Tachibana to repair it. Noda questioned why he needed Tachibana specifically, and Shikishima insisted they must need him. When Tachibana and the other mechanics gathered to begin work on the fighter the next day, Noda wished them luck before departing. Watching the destroyers loaded up with supplies, Noda was pessimistic about his plan, but Akitsu reassured him that the volunteers were in high spirits despite the risk, glad at the chance to finally make a difference.
Radiation-detecting buoys heralded Godzilla's return in less than a day. Unsure if their balloons would be ready in time, the employees of Toyo Balloon offered to ride on the destroyers, so as to make use of the final hours. Noda ordered the volunteers to spend the night with their families. He reflected that Japan treated life cheaply during the war, including the use of kamikaze planes, but hoped to execute Operation Wada Tsumi with zero casualties. After the meeting, Noda and Akitsu told Mizushima, still injured, that he'd be staying home tomorrow. When he protested, Akitsu told him that having never seen combat should be a badge of pride.
The acoustic minesweepers deployed in Sagami Bay after a buoy detected Godzilla. Aboard the Yukikaze, Noda voiced his concerns about Shikishima to Akitsu. The captain reassured him that he'll stay alive for Akiko. Just then, Godzilla threw one of the minesweeper ships ashore, having reached the shore faster than anticipated. Noda ordered the destroyers to set sail anyway, with the task of bringing Godzilla into position now entirely up to Shikishima. After some time, the Shinden luring Godzilla all the way to the trap point in Sagami Bay.
Godzilla expended his atomic breath on the two unmanned destroyers that sailed toward the monster, causing one of the Yukikaze crew members to urge Noda to abort. Noda reassured that Godzilla was unable to use it again while he regenerated from his self-inflicted wounds, allowing them to go through with the plan. Noda yelled at Hotta to give the order, and the operation commenced. Yukikaze and Hibiki encircled Godzilla while Shikishima distracted the monster in the Shinden. The ships scraped against each other as they completed the circle. Hotta was worried when Godzilla noticed their ship, but Noda assured it was okay. As Godzilla prepares to fire his heat ray again, the cable went tense, and Noda yelled to rupture the canisters. Akitsu activated the switch, forcibly pulling him underwater. Noda was elated as Godzilla sank down the trench. Upon surpassing the target depth, Godzilla froze in place and stopped charging his ray, but remained alive. Noda then had the balloons inflated under him, rapidly drawing the monster to the surface. When Godzilla tore through the balloons, the destroyers tried pulling him the rest of the way themselves, but as Noda predicted, the monster's weight was too great and one of the cranes collapsed. His plan seems hopeless until a fleet of tugboats, led by Mizushima, arrived to help the destroyers. Upon surfacing, Godzilla was heavily mutilated, having suffered critical damage to his body from decompression, but was not dead. Noda and the others accepted their deaths as an enraged Godzilla coursed with power and prepared to unleash his atomic breath. Shikishima interceded, flying his plane toward Godzilla as Noda and Akitsu shouted for him to stop. Everyone involved in the operation were overjoyed to see that he ejected, having followed Tachibana's order to live.
The smoke cleared moments later, revealing that the top of Godzilla's head has been destroyed, after which the accumulated atomic energy overloads, causing the rest of his body to crumble. Spontaneously, the crews of all the ships saluted. They returned to port to find a jubilant crowd waiting, including Mizushima, who reunited with his crewmates.
Books
- Main article: Novel Version: Godzilla Minus One.
Gallery
Godzilla Minus One
Noda introduces himself to Shikishima
Noda's microphone rings loudly
Noda points at the Godzilla wood model
"What happens if we pipe in freon gas, enveloping it in bubbles?"
Noda releases the gas valve, enveloping the model in freon bubbles causing it to sink
A map of Sagami Bay projects behind Noda
"At over 1,500 meters in depth, the Sagami Trench is the deepest place in nearby waters."
"The plan is to strap freon cyllinders to Godzilla and let them foam."
"It"ll sink so rapidly that the pressure will crush it."
"We'll kill it with the power of the sea."
"It can be done!"
"Shikishima, please hear me out."
"Two ships will corral Godzilla and wrap it in cable."
"The cable will have multiple freon gas cylinders attached to it."
"The gas will be released as it's being tied."
"And Godzilla will take a rapid plunge of 1,500 meters."
"There is a Plan B."
Noda tells everyone to look into the courtyard
Noda and the other private citizens listen to Hotta
Noda and Akitsu accepting their fate
Noda accompanying the crew at the dock
Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color
Noda yells at Godzilla to sink
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