Eiji Tsuburaya
In a contemporary review, "Whit." of "Variety" declared the film plot superior to its companion double feature "Gorath" and that its special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya were "expert", while the acting was "competent". The review concluded that the English-language dub they watched was "far from gratifying" and that when the lips did not match the English dialogue it "decreased realism".