Tajomaru is a live-action film adaptation of Ryuunosuke Akutagawa's "In a Grove" samurai short story, starring Shun Oguri as the title criminal / rapist character. The movie will get advance screenings in Japan on September 12-13, 2009. Anime and manga spin-offs are also in the works, with illustrator Ippei Gyoubu developing the groundwork for them.