Before the film's release, American distributors attempted to cash in on the publicity garnered from the rating by rushing out dubbed versions of two other adult animated films from Japan, both of which featured an X rating in their advertising material: "Senya ichiya monogatari" and "Kureopatora", re-titled "A Thousand and One Nights" and "Cleopatra: Queen of Sex". However, neither film was actually submitted to the MPAA, and it is not likely that either feature would have received an X rating. The film "Down and Dirty Duck" was promoted with an X rating, but likewise had not been submitted to the MPAA. The French-Belgian animated film "" initially was released with an X rating in a subtitled version, but a dubbed version released in 1979 received an R rating.