Contrary to popular belief, this film was never banned in the United States. There are however, several conflicting, if plausible explanations as to why it wasn't initially released: Toei refused to license the movie for North American distribution and rejected offers from several American companies.Toei's licensing fee was unusually high for this kind of film, so smaller independent distributors could not afford it and larger distributors that could refused to pay.After the Columbine High School shootings (April 20, 1999), no distributor was willing to pick the film up, due to the plot line involving high school students killing each other.

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