Board Thread:Movie Discussions/@comment-27637441-20160128232821/@comment-25285745-20160203021942

He's called a "prophet" by 2002, because he's a strange old man who wanders the countryside and warns that Godzilla will return one day. Back in 1954, he was just a professor. He may have had some knowledge about ancient Japanese folklore, but he probably lacked the time or resources to awaken the Guardian Monsters. If the implication that he was actually a ghost by 2002 is true, then he likely had gained the needed knowledge to awaken the Guardians and stop Godzilla if he returned, so that's why he was working to awaken them in 2002 before Godzilla came ashore.