A script and manga pages of "Solitary Gourmet" from Jiro Taniguchi are seen during the filming of an episode of the TV drama series"Solitary Gourmet" at a tuna restaurant in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba prefecture on May 19, 2026. Broadcast late at night in Japan, the series had at first very modest ratings before gradually finding its audience, including in Taiwan and South Korea, where some episodes were filmed. (Photo by Caroline GARDIN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA