The masters for this film provided by TMS for Pioneer Entertainment to release on US DVD in 2003 were edited to remove certain product logos, such as real-world cigarette brands. The earlier VHS release by Streamline Pictures in 1995 did not have such alterations.
Among the deleted items for the Pioneer DVD release include a shot of Stuckey, the US government representative, reading a "Lupin" comic book, with an ad that shows Lupin with DC Comics characters Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batmanm and Robin. The ad itself was a real 1978 "Clark Bar" promotion ad that ran in DC and Marvel comics of the time, but the film's producers pasted Lupin onto it.
This movie has four distinct English dubs:
The first dub was produced in 1979 by Toho for Japan Airlines to use for showings on trans-Pacific flights, but is largely unheard of, and lacks any localization credits.
A second one was made in 1995 by Streamline Pictures.
A third one was done exclusively for the UK market by Manga Video in 1996.
The most recent dub made in 2003 is from Pioneer/Geneon.
Half of the characters' names in the Japan Airlines' 1979 dub were changed. This includes: Dan Dunn-Jigen, Samurai-Goemon, Margo-Fujiko, Detective Scott-Inspector Zenigata, and Mr. Gissenger-Stuckey.