North American film distributor Film Movement will release the live-action film adaptation of Mochiru Hoshisato’s Honki no Shirushi manga in North America under the title The Real Thing.
The film is a compiled version of the 2019 live-action television series adaptation of the manga.
The Hawai’i International Film Festival streamed the original live-action series in November last year, and the San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase again streamed the series form April 23 to May 2.
The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 2020, but that festival was canceled due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation.