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Look Back

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Confident grade-schooler Fujino draws comics for her school newspaper, earning the admiration of her classmates. When her artwork is surpassed by her reclusive peer Kyomoto, she becomes obsessed with honing her skills, eventually burning out and giving up drawing altogether. But when Fujino finally meets Kyomoto, she discovers that Kyomoto has been her devoted fan all along. Bound by their shared passion, they spend irreplaceable years drawing manga together until a fateful event changes their lives forever. From Palme d'Or winner Hirokazu Koreeda, Look Back is a love letter to the artistic process, hand-written in ink on paper, and a meditation on how mutual pursuit of a craft creates the deepest etches in our memory.

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Hirokazu Koreeda

Director

Natsuki Deguchi

Ayumu Fujino

Aju Makita

Kyōmoto

Furi Nanase

Young Fujino

Rokka Okada

Young Kyōmoto

Masaki Suda

Maeda

Critics Reviews

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Oct 20, 2026
4/5
You can change nothing by looking back; it is simply a forum for sadness and regret. Such is the emotional dynamic of this engrossing, affecting film from Kore-eda, a film of great clarity, intimacy and high seriousness. Go to Full Review Blake Simons Sight & Sound Sep 23, 2026
It speaks to the idea that, much as we might like to rewrite the past in search of a more palatable truth, the act of revision will lead you back to reality. Go to Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com Sep 15, 2026
This is a movie you’ll remember fondly. It might even make you want to buy pens and paper and make comics. Go to Full Review Liz Declan Screen Rant 3 days ago
8/10
Look Back is a beautiful depiction of girlhood that makes excellent use of the story's manga origins, both in terms of the narrative and how the movie employs art on screen... [It's] worthy of not just one watch but (at least) two. Go to Full Review Robert Kojder Flickering Myth Oct 21, 2026
4/5
This is a heartwarming, tender tearjerker that also functions as a powerful ode to friendship, all while inventively playing with the boundaries and capabilities of what art can express Go to Full Review Oscar Aitchison Battle Royale With Cheese Oct 20, 2026
3.5/5
Look Back is not upper echelon’s Koreeda but even a less ambitious work feels full of wonderful, resonant nuggets on the nature of growth and the importance of those we hold close. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Howard C @Howard1234 Sep 21, 2026 很失敗的真人版 動畫的優點跟名場面幾乎全沒有帶進來 也沒有多了什麼值得稱讚的地方 See more Read all reviews

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Movie Info

Synopsis Confident grade-schooler Fujino draws comics for her school newspaper, earning the admiration of her classmates. When her artwork is surpassed by her reclusive peer Kyomoto, she becomes obsessed with honing her skills, eventually burning out and giving up drawing altogether. But when Fujino finally meets Kyomoto, she discovers that Kyomoto has been her devoted fan all along. Bound by their shared passion, they spend irreplaceable years drawing manga together until a fateful event changes their lives forever. From Palme d'Or winner Hirokazu Koreeda, Look Back is a love letter to the artistic process, hand-written in ink on paper, and a meditation on how mutual pursuit of a craft creates the deepest etches in our memory.
Director
Hirokazu Koreeda
Producer
Daiki Koide, Daiju Koide
Screenwriter
Hirokazu Koreeda
Distributor
GKIDS
Production Co
K2 Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 30, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 40m
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