{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:39:45.970Z","story":{"id":"r_28589bfa9d4c41c38dac1889","slug":"junji-ito-s-the-long-hair-in-the-attic-gets-live-action-film","url":"https://yomimono.id/junji-ito-s-the-long-hair-in-the-attic-gets-live-action-film","headline":"Junji Ito's The Long Hair in the Attic Gets Live-Action Film","summary":"Toei, Thai studio M Studio, and South Korean Showbox are co-producing a live-action film of Junji Ito's 1988 one-shot manga The Long Hair in the Attic. Thai director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri will direct. Development is set to finish this year, with filming planned for 2027.","why_it_matters":"This marks the first live-action adaptation of the story since a Japanese film in 2000, and the first time a Junji Ito property is being produced as a multinational co-production between Japan, Thailand, and South Korea.","published_at":"2026-05-19T17:16:40.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Junji Ito's 'The Long Hair in the Attic' Manga Gets Live-Action Film","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-18/junji-ito-the-long-hair-in-the-attic-manga-gets-live-action-film/.237473"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["The Long Hair in the Attic"],"studios":[],"people":["Junji Ito","Sitsiri Mongkolsiri"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false}}}