 After its theatrical release and a 1980 television broadcast, the uncut version of the film was officially pulled from circulation by Toho.Plans were made to release the film, with the 105 seconds of edits, on VHS and Laserdisc in the spring of 1986, but were ultimately shelved; as such, the film has never seen an official home video release in Japan.While the original, unedited version has never been officially released anywhere since 1974, time-coded bootleg copies are in circulation.