Look Back Live-Action Film Draws 12-Minute Ovation at Venice
The live-action Look Back drew a 12-minute ovation in Venice's Competition section, with Kore-eda and the cast visibly moved, ahead of its Sep 11 Japanese release.
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The live-action Look Back, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, received a standing ovation lasting more than 12 minutes after its screening at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Sep 7. The film, one of 21 competing for the Golden Lion, stars Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Furi Nanase, and Rokka Okada. It opens in Japanese theaters on Sep 11.
Kore-eda said the audience sat still for the film's full 100-minute runtime, and that he nearly lost his composure when Deguchi began crying during a scene of Fujino running through the rice fields. Deguchi called the applause a memory she will keep for the rest of her life, and Makita said the standing ovation was the most moving moment of her life.
The film is based on Fujimoto's one-shot manga, published by Shueisha in 2021, and follows the 2024 anime film from Studio Durian. Kore-eda found the book at a Shinagawa Station bookstore and decided to direct after meeting Fujimoto. Look Back opens in Japanese theaters on Sep 11.
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