In the US, the film had problems to be approved for a long time, just as the Chiba Street Fighter films had. Originally, the cut cinema version was supposed to be X-Rated, which would have meant, however, the commercial ruin for the film. Therefore, they decided to cut the crudest scenes in favor of an R-Rating. For a long period of time just this censored version has been available both on VHS and DVD. It was not until a few years ago, that the uncut movie was released in an unrated version.
