Produced by Fine Entertainment [ja] and distributed by Toho, the film is directed by Rikiya Imaizumi from an original story he wrote along with Tomoki Kanazawa and Jun Hagimori, and stars Mei Nagano, Fumiya Takahashi, Jin Suzuki, Yuna Taira, Oshirō Maeda, Sara Shida, Tamaki Shiratori, Jun Saito, and Yōsuke Eguchi.
[3][4] Shogakukan confirmed in March 2023 that a live-action adaptation of the manga series Teasing Master Takagi-san by Sōichirō Yamamoto was in the works with Rikiya Imaizumi attached as the director, though its format was not specified.
[8] However, in November 2023, a live-action film was also revealed to be in the works and to be distributed by Toho, which would be based on an original story set ten years after the events of the manga.
[9] That month, Imaizumi was confirmed to be writing and directing the film along with his co-writers Tomoki Kanazawa and Jun Hagimori, whom he had worked with on the live-action series.
[10] Additional cast were revelead in February 2024, namely Yōsuke Eguchi as Mr. Tanabe, Jin Suzuki as Nakai, Yuna Taira as Mano, Oshirō Maeda as Hamaguchi, and Sara Shida as Hojo.
[16] A teaser poster, and a special and TV spot videos, of which the latter featured a narration from Yuki Kaji, Nishikata's Japanese voice actor, for Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie were released in January 2024.
[13] In May 2024, Shinya Takagi of the Japanese comedy duo Joyman, in collaboration with the film, released a light-hearted rap music on their official YouTube channel.