Live-Action Look Back Film to Compete at Venice Film Festival
A live-action adaptation of a manga by the Chainsaw Man creator being selected for competition at one of the world's top film festivals signals a rare level of prestige for an anime-derived property.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival will screen the live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga in competition. The festival runs September 2-12 in Venice Lido, Italy. The film opens in Japan on September 11. GKIDS will release it in North America, the U.K., and Ireland in 2026.
Hirokazu Kore-eda, the director of Shoplifters and Our Little Sister, is directing, editing, and writing the screenplay for the live-action Look Back film. Yūta Bandō, known for his work on BELLE and Kaiju No. 8, is composing the music. The film had its first festival showcase at Cannes in May. The Toronto International Film Festival will host the North American premiere in September. GKIDS, which also distributed the 2024 anime film adaptation of Look Back, will handle the live-action release in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland next year.
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