Actor Yutaka Matsushige, lead actor in Solitary Gourmet, speaks with AFP during an interview in Tokyo, on June 5, 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 Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA