Introducing: "How To Make Films and Influence People" - Tokyo Story

Send us Fan MailPeter and Andrew explore Yasujiro Ozu’s 1953 masterpiece Tokyo Story, examining how this quiet family drama became one of the most revered films in cinema history. They discuss Ozu’s unique visual style, the film’s meditative pace, and how its subtle exploration of generational change, aging, and family expectations resonates across cultures.In their remake scenarios, they face a delicate challenge: How do you adapt a story built on everyday life? Could it work as an animated Miyazaki-style film for families? What would a no-budget or earthquake-disaster version look like? Would it be better as a TV series exploring different families in postwar Japan?The hosts also share their current viewing habits, including Listers and Crime 101, while referencing Spirited Away, Lars von Trier’s The Boss of It All, Jaws, and Late Spring.Topics covered: Minimalist filmmaking, the universality of family dynamics, Japanese vs. Western storytelling, static camera composition, and why some films are more about feeling than plot.