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Live-Action Nemurubaka Film Heads to Netflix on July 20

The film opened in Japan on March 20. Yūgo Sakamoto (Baby Assassins) directed the film.

Nogizaka46 member Shiori Kubo (left in image above) starred in the film as Yumi Irusu, while Yūna Taira (live-action ReLIFE, Honey, right) starred as Ruka Kujirai.

The manga centers on the daily life of college dorm roommates Yumi Irusu and Ruka Kujirai. Ruka, the older of the two, is constantly penniless despite her being active in a band. Irusu works part-time at a second-hand bookstore.

Yūna Taira as her character Ruka Kujirai performs the theme song "Nemurubaka." Ishiguro co-wrote the lyrics of the theme song with Necry Talkie band guitarist Asahi, based on the lyrics that appear in the original manga. Asahi also composed the song.

Ishiguro launched the manga in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū magazine in September 2006, and ended it in January 2008. Tokuma Shoten published one compiled book volume for the manga.

Ishiguro's And Yet the Town Moves and Heavenly Delusion manga have both inspired anime, the former's anime premiering in 2010, and the latter in April 2023. JManga once carried And Yet the Town Moves, but Crunchyroll later began simultaneously publishing the manga digitally in English, before later removing all manga from its service. Manga Planet added the manga in 2020. Denpa is releasing Heavenly Delusion in English.

Ishiguro's Present for Me and Skygrazer have also received English releases.

Sources: Nemurubaka live-action film's X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie