Hirokazu Kore-eda has premiered his new film, Look Back, at the Venice Film Festival.This is a live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga of the same name, the author of manga such as Chainsaw Man. In a deeply moving way, it shows us the relationship between two young girls who dream of becoming manga artists. Though…
In 2021, Tatsuki Fujimoto wrote and published the manga Look Back. The story follows the very young aspiring mangaka Ayumu Fujino, who draws strips for the school newspaper — until she stops drawing the moment a young student from another class proves to be better than her. Kyōmoto is a kind of hikikomori: she never…
Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda has transformed a beloved manga into cinematic art in his latest project, ‘Look Back.’ Inspired by a chance discovery of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kore-eda saw this as a perfect opportunity to express his appreciation through film.
