 Despite the governmental tampering, "Daydream" became a major success in Japan, and was screened at the Venice Film Festival in September 1964.The film was released in the U.S. later the same year, and in 1966 Joseph Green, director of the cult film "The Brain that Wouldn't Die" (1962) re-released "Daydream" in the U.S. with new American footage.Takechi's third film, "The Dream of the Red Chamber" or "Crimson Dream" ("Kokeimu（紅閨夢）", 1964), was released less than two months after "Daydream".