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Already a Live-Action Film? How 'Look Back' Differs From the Manga and Anime

Already a Live-Action Film? How 'Look Back' Differs From the Manga and Anime

Few titles have moved across media this quickly. Fujimoto Tatsuki’s 2021 one-shot 「Look Back」 became an anime in 2024 and has now returned as a live-action film in 2026, with Kore-eda Hirokazu taking charge of the screenplay and directing.
Review: Live-Action 'Look Back' Preserves the Original's Spirit With Greater Nuance

Review: Live-Action 'Look Back' Preserves the Original's Spirit With Greater Nuance

Just five years. That is how long it took for the one-shot manga 「Look Back」 to move beyond Japan and capture readers around the world. Tatsuki Fujimoto published the short manga in 2021. It follows Fujino Ayumu and her truant classmate Kyomoto, an exceptionally gifted artist, and what happens when...
'Look Back' and Yuta Bando's Music of Nature's Cycle

'Look Back' and Yuta Bando's Music of Nature's Cycle

Choo A-young's Music Box
I get hooked on music in films. Music often reveals intimate emotions that images and dialogue alone cannot fully convey. It can serve as a window into a creator's hidden intentions. For me, understanding film music has been one route into the movie itself.
[First reactions] 'Look Back' Cineplay reporters' star ratings

[First reactions] 'Look Back' Cineplay reporters' star ratings

[First reactions] Hirokazu Kore-eda brings a manga by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto to the big screen. Look Back opens Oct. 8. The film tells the poignant story of two girls who become each other's worlds as they capture four unforgettable seasons together.
Look Back director Hirokazu Kore-eda, stars Natsuki Deguchi and Aju Makita set for Seoul visit Oct. 8

Look Back director Hirokazu Kore-eda, stars Natsuki Deguchi and Aju Makita set for Seoul visit Oct. 8

The trio will visit Seoul after the 31st Busan International Film Festival; ticket sales open Sept. 24
Hirokazu Kore-eda, director of Look Back, and lead actors Natsuki Deguchi and Aju Makita will hold events in Seoul from Oct. 8 through Oct. 10. Look Back tells the story of two girls, Fujino and Kyomoto, who became each other’s worlds as they shared unforgettable seasons together.
‘Paradise Lost’ Director Yeon Sang-ho and ‘Look Back’ Director Kore-eda Hirokazu Talk in Toronto!

‘Paradise Lost’ Director Yeon Sang-ho and ‘Look Back’ Director Kore-eda Hirokazu Talk in Toronto!

A psychological thriller that begins when Ryu Seon-woo, a boy presumed dead, miraculously returns to his mother, Ryu So-young, nine years after she lost him in the Camp School bus disappearance.
The conversation brought together two of the leading directors of South Korea and Japan, Yeon Sang-ho and Kore-eda Hirokazu, whose distinctive worldviews and compelling storytelling have captivated audiences worldwide.
‘Look Back’ premieres at 83rd Venice International Film Festival to 12-minute standing ovation!

‘Look Back’ premieres at 83rd Venice International Film Festival to 12-minute standing ovation!

With about 1,000 audience members filling the theater, an enthusiastic standing ovation lasting more than 12 minutes and rousing cheers followed the film, adding to the excitement in the theater.
〈Look Back〉 is a poignant story about two girls who become each other’s world as they draw four unforgettable seasons together. Based on the manga of the same name by popular manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto, the film was directed, written and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda, attracting keen interest from...
Busan International Film Festival press conference: Michelle Yeoh and Kore-eda Hirokazu to attend as record 315 films screen

Busan International Film Festival press conference: Michelle Yeoh and Kore-eda Hirokazu to attend as record 315 films screen

A total of 246 films from 59 countries, including 14 competition entries, have been invited; festival will open on a Tuesday for the first time to expand viewing opportunities
95 world premieres . . . An unrivaled scale for Asia's film hub The 31st Busan International Film Festival, one of Asia's most prestigious film events, will open next month on a Tuesday with a record lineup of 315 films.
Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Look Back' Set for Oct. 8 Release

Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Look Back' Set for Oct. 8 Release

First live-action film adaptation of any work by Tatsuki Fujimoto; invited to compete at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film 〈Look Back〉 will open Oct. 8. Megabox JoongAng Co. , Ltd. , which is importing and distributing the film, said it will open Oct. 8 and has been invited to compete at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
Yeon Sang-ho, Hirokazu Kore-eda to Hold Conversation at Toronto Film Festival

Yeon Sang-ho, Hirokazu Kore-eda to Hold Conversation at Toronto Film Festival

Invited to TIFF's official industry program at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival
Yeon Sang-ho, whose film 〈PARADISE LOST〉 has been invited to the Special Presentation section of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, will take part in a TIFF Summit: Dialogues conversation with Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda at 4 p. m. local time on Sept.