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Jaws in Japan no nudity and no sex between characters are shown; however, bloody violence occurs in brief scenes. The title's reference to the original "Jaws" film attracted legal attention, with the creators of the Japanese movie having failed to obtain any sort of permission to use that name. Despite the introduction of the "Psycho Shark" title later on, the original name appears to have gained some traction in popular culture and has stuck. The exploitative nature of the movie attracted condemnation from a variety of publications, such as an article in "Vanity Fair" labeling the "rip-off" film worth being "forgotten". Jaws in