The second change was in regards to the original ending.

The European video versions usually feature the film's original ending.

For example, it is his/her comments which led scholars to learn about the original ending.

Note: In the original ending, all of the ghosts came back to life.

The film was initially released in Japan with the original ending.

For many years the original ending was unavailable to most readers.

The novel's original ending was also changed to make it more pessimistic.

The film ends with the same title cards as the original ending.

In addition, the writers did not think that their original ending was very funny.

The novel's original ending was considered far too controversial to be included in the film.