Oshima had originally planned for the title of his debut film "A Town of Love and Hope" to be "A Boy Who Sells Pigeons," but the title received objections by executives as too dark and simple.
デビュー作の『愛と希望の街』は本人は当初『鳩を売る少年』という題名で企画を出したが、幹部から題名が暗くて地味だと抗議された。