Toei announced on October 4 that it is producing Mahjong Hōrōki 2020, a new live-action film based on Takehiro Irokawa’s Mahjong Hōrōki novel.
In addition, Toei revealed on Monday that the Mahjong Hōrōki 2020 manga by Yōzō Shimizu, which has been running in Takeshobo’s Kindai Mahjong magazine since June, is a tie-in to the film.
Irokawa’s original novel has inspired multiple manga, game, and live-action film adaptations.
The original serialized novel centers on mahjong player Bōyatetsu, and is set after the end of the Second World War.