He turned in what writer Mark Schilling described as his most unusual, and one of his best, performances of the period.

Mark Schilling characterized Kawachi as bringing an "explosive energy" to the film and Roland a "piping screech of fear and desperation."

Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film a positive review.

However, the reviewer, Mark Schilling felt that "they give impression of being not communist controlled-robots but elderly men who have little time and nothing to lose" .

Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.

Mark Schilling of The Japan Times described her as "the best comic actress working in Japan today".

Mark Schilling of the Japan Times said the film was tailor-made for the home audience, and pulled strong performances from some of the characters.

Mark Schilling, a film reviewer for the Japan Times, stated the movie was all business in terms of the Hollywood-style effects graphically showing the devastation.

"It's inescapable" said Mark Schilling, an Ohio native who has since 1975 lived in Japan, where he is a film critic.

Mark Schilling of The Japan Times reviewed the film, giving it three of five stars.