Malaysian director Edmund Yeo on his film adaptation of Japanese novella 'Moonlight Shadow'

Malaysian director Edmund Yeo's film adaptation is given the thumbs-up by author Banana Yoshimoto (right). Photo: Edmund Yeo/Instagram

Malaysian director Edmund Yeo’s feature film Moonlight Shadow is set to hit cinemas in Japan this Friday (Sept 10). The film is based on the popular novella of the same name by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto.

In Moonlight Shadow, Yeo directed a solely Japanese cast led by up-and-coming star Nana Komatsu, 25, whose recent films includes Tapestry (2020). She also made her international debut in Silence alongside Andrew Garfield and Liam Neeson in 2016.