TOKYO -- Animated movies produced in mainland China are hitting Japanese theater screens, with titles primarily aimed at the nearly 1 million Chinese residents in the country also finding Japanese fans.
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A poster for "The Legend of Hei II" outside a movie theater in Tokyo. The Chinese animated film will be released in Japan at about 150 theaters nationwide. (Photo by Takuro Suzuki)
TOKYO -- Animated movies produced in mainland China are hitting Japanese theater screens, with titles primarily aimed at the nearly 1 million Chinese residents in the country also finding Japanese fans.