 Though still containing significant erotic content, this is one of Takechi's few films to pass the censor relatively un-edited, perhaps because Eirin saw the obvious anti-governmental censorship message in the film, and did not wish to be provoked into another embarrassing public confrontation with the outspoken director.Though he had won his court case, Takechi had become known as a risky and dangerous entity in the film world.Newspapers refused to advertise his films, and Takechi spent the next decade concentrating on writing projects.