Live-Action Look Back Clip Spotlights Kyomoto and Fujino Creating Manga
The clip centers the creative partnership between the two leads, the core of the story, ahead of the September 11 Japan opening.
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The official website for the live-action Look Back film released a new clip Friday showing Kyomoto and Fujino creating manga together. Hirokazu Kore-eda directs, edits, and writes the screenplay. Aju Makita plays Kyomoto, and Natsuki Deguchi plays Fujino. The film opens September 11 in Japan, with GKIDS releasing it in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.
The clip is the latest look at Kore-eda's adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot, which the Cannes festival describes as a coming-of-age story spanning more than a decade. Kenshi Yonezu performs guitar under the "Shark Kick Guitar" moniker, Toko Miura sings an insert song, and Yoko Kuno directs a rotoscoped animation sequence produced by Shinei Animation.
The film screened at Cannes on May 15 and will play at the London Film Festival in October. It opens in Japan on September 11, with GKIDS releasing it in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.
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