"When I was a highschooler, I filmed a puppet film with my 8 mm camera. And the story was actually a sort of Japanese period drama inspired by Star Wars. So I started from Star Wars and since then I had always dreamed of making something similar in my career." — Mashiko Otsuka (Director, "The Elder") | Explore more in the Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus featurettes, only on Disney+.

"It's quite typical in the Star Wars series, the hot-blooded young man, the Padawan who wants to fight, and the master who takes his ego down. I wanted to keep it the same as the original, which we were already familiar with." — Mashiko Otsuka (Director, "The Elder") | Explore more in the Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus featurettes, only on Disney+.

"[Elder voice actor James Hong] is 92 years old himself, but still just a kid at heart." — Josh Rimes (Executive Producer, Lucasfilm Ltd.) | Explore more in the Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus featurettes, only on Disney+.