The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Yuki Andō’s The World of Machida-kun manga revealed on Wednesday that Yūya Ishii (live-action The Great Passage) is directing the film.
The manga ranked third on Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of top manga for female readers in 2015.
The staff also revealed the film’s June 7 opening.
The series was nominated for the Manga Taisho in 2016.