 In turn, Shinchosha produced that film as Shinchosha 1988.The film was released in Japanese theaters on April 16, 1988.It was then licensed and released in North America as a subtitled VHS by Central Park Media on June 2, 1993, and later a 2-disc DVD by the same company in the same region, with the 1st disc featuring an English dub produced by Skypilot Entertainment and the original Japanese with English subtitles.