After work at Tokyo eatery

A Japanese film based on manga work finds fans in China. Xu Fan reports.

When Japanese director Joji Matsuoka was asked by someone if he had watched the Chinese TV series Midnight Diner, the audience at the Sunday preview of his latest film in Beijing burst into laughter.

That was because the series is based on a Japanese manga work, and Matsuoka has directed two related films and a TV series.