Eiji Tsuburaya
Film historian Stephen Pendo in "Aviation in the Cinema" (1985) noted "Storm Over the Pacific" heavily utilized models to create realistic battle scenes. The special effects were supervised by Eiji Tsuburaya who was renown for his work in numerous 1950s and 1960s Japanese horror and Science Fiction films. During his 50-year career as a special effects director, Tsuburaya worked on approximately 250 films in total.