Tanaka, Nobuo

田中信男

Nobuo Tanaka, a young man, has contracted the flu. Following a flu vaccination at a doctor's office, he proceeds to his job as a lab technician at a bio-research facility. Pressed by a colleague, he consumes experimental pills discovered on the facility director's desk. These pills are revealed to be components of a biological weapons program, reacting with the chemicals from the flu shot within his system. Tanaka soon develops a (literally) lethal body odor, transforming into a walking weapon of mass destruction. Upon waking from a nap, he discovers that everyone in the facility is dead, although he initially assumes they are merely unconscious. He reports the incident to headquarters and receives orders to transport certain documents and the experimental drug to Tokyo. The head of the research company and the Japanese military subsequently determine that Tanaka is generating the poisonous gas and order his execution. The Self-Defense Forces make a futile attempt to prevent him from delivering the experimental drug to Tokyo.