 The film was shown at import theatres in the United States and was exhibited at the AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival on July 1, 1992 under the title "The Great Kidnapping".It was later shown at the Japan Today Film Festival in Los Angeles on November 3, 1992 as "Great Kidnapping".The film received a DVD released in the United States on August 29, 2006 under the title "Rainbow Kids" by Geneon/Pioneer.