Gorgeous Full US Trailer for Live-Action ‘Look Back’ About Two Friends

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Gorgeous Full US Trailer for Live-Action ‘Look Back’ About Two Friends

“If you just stick with me, everything’ll fall into place for you.” GKids has revealed their main official US trailer for wonderful Japanese film Look Back, Koreeda’s live-action version of the beloved manga and anime of the same name. This premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival (I loved it – here’s my full review) and also played at Toronto, London, Busan, Warsaw Film Festivals this fall. The coming-of-age story follows two Japanese girls passionately pursuing their dreams of becoming manga artists. Originally published on Shonen Jump+ in 2021, the manga was a huge success in Japan. Kore-eda’s adaptation of Look Back follows the 2024 animated movie of the same name, which was the feature debut of director Kiyotaka Oshiyama (view trailers here). The story follows two manga artists, the brash Fujino and the reclusive Kyomoto, who meet & develop a close bond over making their own manga. This live-action version stars Natsuki Deguchi as Fujino and Aju Makita as Kyomoto; with Furi Nanase & Rokka Okada. The film was shot in Nikaho City in northern Japan. This trailer really captures how light and joyful and gorgeous it is, not only with the friendship between these two girls, but with all the lovely cinematography and moments in their small town.

Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Hirokazu Koreeda’s film Look Back, direct from YouTube:

You can rewatch the initial teaser trailer for Hirokazu Koreeda’s Look Backright here for that first look.

The story follows Fujino (藤野), a popular and outgoing student, and Kyomoto (京本, Kyōmoto), a shut-in with severe social anxiety, who bond over their shared love of creating manga. Kyomoto idolises Fujino for her work drawing manga for their elementary school’s newspaper, wishing to befriend her, however Fujino initially resents Kyomoto’s natural artistic talents. The pair grow close through their shared love, with the work following their bond as they grow into adulthood.Look Back, also known as ルックバック in Japanese, is written and directed by acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, director of many other great films including Maborosi, Without Memory, After Life, Distance, Nobody Knows, Still Walking, Air Doll, Like Father Like Son, Our Little Sister, After the Storm, The Third Murder, the Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters, The Truth, Broker, Monster, and this year’s Sheep in the Box as well. Based on the manga “Look Back” created by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Produced by Daiju Koide. Opening in Japan in September. GKids opens Koreeda’s Look Back film in US theaters starting on December 30th, 2026 this winter. Ready to watch?

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