Live-Action Look Back Film Gets English-Subbed Trailer, Posters
The trailer and poster reveal signals that GKIDS is preparing a wide North American and UK/Ireland theatrical rollout for a live-action adaptation of a celebrated one-shot manga, directed by a Cannes-winning filmmaker.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
GKIDS released an English-subtitled trailer and posters for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga. The film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, is in post-production and will open in Japan and in select international markets in 2026.
GKIDS revealed an English-subtitled trailer and posters for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga. The distributor will release the film in theaters in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. The film is currently in post-production and will open in Japan in 2026.
Hirokazu Kore-eda, known for Shoplifters and Our Little Sister, is directing, editing, and writing the screenplay. Yuta Bando (Belle, Kaiju No. 8) is composing the music. The 79th Cannes International Film Festival showcased the film on May 15.
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