India, Sept. 23 -- He is all set to bring Shin Chan to India for some adventures with his next film, and the aim behind it was: director Masakazu Hashimoto would get a chance to visit India for the prep!

Talking to us during his recent Delhi visit, he shared, "The first Indian film that I saw was Muthu: The Dancing Maharaja (starring Rajinikanth, the 1995 film has been popular in Japan) Since then I thought India would be a good fit for Shin Chan. I knew if I made him come to India, I would be able to come here for location hunting too!"

Having directed many animated Shin Chan films before The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers in India, he knows the character inside out by now. We mention to him that the cartoon character had found immense popular...