Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Yugo Serikawa, the film is a loose adaptation of the manga's "Birth" arc. It was followed by a sequel in 1967 titled Cyborg 009: Monster Wars (also known as Underground Duel).

Shotaro Ishinomori (石ノ森 章太郎, Ishinomori Shōtarō; 25 January 1938 – 28 January 1998), né Onodera (小野寺 章太郎, Onodera Shōtarō), was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, writer and director. Known as the "King of Manga" (漫画の帝王 (Manga no Teiō) or 漫画の王様 (Manga no Ōsama)),[2][3] he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential manga artists of all time.[4][5] Outside of manga he is also one of the most prolific creators in the history of anime, tokusatsu, and Japanese superhero fiction,[6] creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series (later adapted into the Power Rangersseries which Ishinomori has also been credited for co-creating), and the Kamen Riderseries. He was twice awarded by the Shogakukan Manga Awards, in 1968 for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and in 1988 for Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon.[7]
He was also known as Shotaro Ishimori (石森 章太郎, Ishimori Shōtarō) prior to 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori by adding the no (ノ) character in katakana.