S2E12 | Yoko Okumura on "The Last Kiss", Female Friendship, and Finding Her Voice

Director and writer Yoko Okumura joins Ben Lei to talk about The Last Kiss, a teen horror film where a girl’s first kisses reveal how people die. They get into the film’s mix of horror, romance, comedy, and mystery, why female friendship became such a big part of the story, and what it was like waiting nine months to find out what would happen with the film’s release.Yoko also reflects on growing up between Kyoto and Minnesota, finding her voice as an Asian American filmmaker, and why representation behind the camera matters just as much as what we see on screen. Plus, they talk dream projects, comfort food, and a film recommendation to wrap things up.Before the interview with Yoko, Junko Goda and Ben catch up on the 25th Anniversary CAPE Gala and New York Comic Con.