Two live-action Junji Ito projects are in active development: a TV omnibus series premiering July 3 on TV Tokyo, and a multinational co-production film of The Long Hair in the Attic, with filming planned for 2027.
Junji Ito's manga are being adapted into live-action in two distinct formats. The first is a television omnibus series titled Strange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights-, set to premiere July 3 on TV Tokyo's Drama 24 block. The series adapts 13 of Ito's manga stories and features a cast that includes Nijirō Murakami, Kanata Hosoda, and Yōko Maki. IVE performs the opening theme. This is the first live-action omnibus series based on Ito's work, and its format mirrors the magazine where many of the stories originally appeared.
The second project is a feature film adaptation of Ito's 1988 one-shot manga The Long Hair in the Attic. This is the first live-action adaptation of that story since a Japanese film in 2000. The film is being produced as a multinational co-production between Japan's Toei, Thailand's M Studio, and South Korea's Showbox. Thai director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri is attached to direct. Development is set to finish this year, with filming planned for 2027.
Both projects were announced within nine days of each other in late May 2026. The omnibus series will air first, while the film is still in pre-production. No further Junji Ito projects have been announced beyond these two.
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TV Tokyo revealed the cast for Strange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights-, a live-action omnibus series adapting 13 Junji Ito manga stories. The series premieres July 3 on TV Tokyo's Drama 24 block. The cast includes Nijirō Murakami, Kanata Hosoda, Yōko Maki, and others. IVE performs the opening theme.
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.