Inspector Igari shows up to let Toji know he has figured out most of her plan and its purpose: to evade taxes and prevent "her" mountains from falling into government ownership. Igari suspects most of the ten billion yen are hidden in the recently repaired shrine, but he also indicates he won't pursue the matter. "Rainbow Kids" was released theatrically in Japan on January 15, 1991 where it was distributed by Toho. It became the top grossing non-animated Japanese film of 1991. 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. In Japan, the film won several awards. At the Japanese Academy Awards, the film won the awards for Best Director (Kihachi Okamoto), Best Actress (Tanie Kitabayashi) and Best Editing. Kitabayashi won two other Best Actress awards, from the Kinema Junpo Awards and from the Mainichi Film Concours.