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GKIDS will screen the live-action Look Back film in select North American theaters on December 30, with a wider release on January 15. The film opened in Japan on September 11 at #5 and earned 144,146,120 yen in its first three days. Hirokazu Kore-eda directed, edited, and wrote the screenplay, with Aju Makita and Natsuki Deguchi in the lead roles.
The live-action film of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga won the UNIMED Award from the student jury at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda accepted the award at a ceremony during the festival, which ran September 2-12. The film opened in Japan on September 11. GKIDS will release it in theaters in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.
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.