The official X (formerly Twitter) account of WOWOW announced on Wednesday that Ryō Nakama’s Isobe Isobee Monogatari ~Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo~ manga will get a live-action series adaptation in summer.
WOWOW also streamed an announcement video (only available in Japan) and revealed that Yōsuke Sugino (Tokyo Revengers live-action films) will star in the series as Isobee Isobe.
Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ website published the manga’s one-shot side story titled “Sessha wa Salaryman” (I Am a Salaryman) in January 2018.
The manga also inspired a stage play adaptation that ran in April 2016.