ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, stˈuːdɪˌoʊ dˈeɪəi fˈɪlm ɐdˈæptᵻd ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ɐ lˈaɪvˈækʃən fˈɪlm dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ˌɪtsuːmˈɪtʃi ˌaɪsəmjˈʊɹɹə, stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ təmˈoʊkoʊ nˈækɐdʒˌɪmə ænd tæmˈɑːtsuː ˌɪʃɪbˈæʃi ænd ɹᵻlˈiːst ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti tˈuː.
In 1991, studio Daiei Film adapted it into a live-action film directed by Itsumichi Isomura, starring Tomoko Nakajima and Tamotsu Ishibashi and released on June 22.