The Japanese influences on Star Wars range right back to the very first movie, while the Filoni era of the saga has not only continued that tradition, but infused kaiju culture into the fabric of the story as well, here The Mandalorian and Grogu director Jon Favreau explains some of the eastern influences he brought to the latest big screen Star Wars adventure.

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0:50 Star Wars fan Takiguchi interviews
1:04 A Japanese fan is presented
1:32 The director also presents Takiguchi
1:45 The new Star Wars film opens in theaters for the first time in about 7 years
3:07 What he valued in his performance as the Mandalorian
4:36 Japanese works that influenced him
8:08 Star Wars and “Bushido”
9:30 The “parent-child” relationship between the two
10:24 Grogu appears
10:51 About the film’s release
11:06 What he’s looking forward to in Japan