This is Hedorah

これが、ヘドラ、だ

This is Hedorah

公害ある限り不滅の命

As long as pollution exists, life will never die

田子の浦から好物の煙をべ巨大化した公署怪獣へドラ

The giant public office monster, who ate his favorite smoke from Tagonoura

東宝「ゴジラ対ヘドラ」(監督坂野義光)に登場する公害怪獣へドラのキャラクターと容ぼうが決定、近く、正義の味方」ゴジラと対決する場面が撮影される。

The character and appearance of Hedorah, the pollution monster that will appear in Toho’s “Godzilla vs. Hedorah” (directed by Yoshimitsu Sakano), have been decided, and a scene in which he faces off against Godzilla, the “hero of justice,” will soon be filmed.

ヘドラは、他の惑星から飛来した生物でヘドリウムを中心に形成され、ヘドロのたい着の中で成長。水中生息期はオタマジャクシのからだにオバQのような顔をし、○・一ミリから二十まで成長、上海項はポロ布状の手足を持つ暗緑色の爬(は)虫類で休長三十足、発行期はウミウシのからだに赤い醜怪な目を持ち、ゼラチン状で体長四十が、立ち上がった・ときは上半身が五色に輝く胴長の二足獣で体長六十と、四段変化する。

Hedorah is a creature that came from another planet and formed around Hedorium, growing in the sludge deposits. In its underwater stage, it has a tadpole body and an Obake-Q-like face, growing from 0.1 mm to 20 mm in length, in its underwater stage, it is a dark green reptile with cloth-like limbs and a length of 30 legs, in its pubic stage, it has a sea slug body with hideous red eyes, is gelatinous and 40 cm long, and when it stands up, it is a long-bodied bipedal beast with a five-colored upper body and a length of 60 cm, changing into four stages.

食物は煙、水銀、カドミウム、武器はヘドロと核光線。水中、火中、空中どこでも平気といったとらえどころのない恐怖感を持った忍者怪獣で、公害がなくならない限り、不滅の生命力を持っている産業公害の横綱。

His food is smoke, mercury, and cadmium, and his weapons are sludge and nuclear rays. He is an elusive and fearsome ninja monster who can withstand water, fire, and air, and as long as pollution is not eliminated, he is the leader of industrial pollution and has an immortal life force.

昭和二十九年、ゴジラが県像から生まれて以来十七年目に、初めて迎えた強敵。このため対抗上ゴジラも新しくジェット噴射で空を「飛ぶ機能を備え、プロレス、キッ上ク・ボクシングなど、あらゆる闘食技の秘術を駆使して対決するという。

In 1954, 17 years after Godzilla was born from the prefectural statue, this was his first formidable opponent. To counter this, Godzilla was equipped with a new jet propulsion system that allowed him to fly in the sky, and he would use all sorts of secret fighting techniques, including wrestling, boxing, and more.

さて、この横綱同士の「犬一番」どちらが勝つかは、映画を見てのお楽しみといったところ。

Well, who will win this “dog number one” match between these two yokozuna will be the one to enjoy after watching the movie.

報知新聞(東京版) 1月8日
Hochi Shimbun (Tokyo edition) January 8th

Source: Godzilla vs The Smog Monster, p 174