Look Back

About Look Back

Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino.

Look Back is a 2026 drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. At 100 minutes long, it arrived in September 2026.

Its themes are affectation, tragic, empathetic, and intimate. The story is adapted from a manga.

Natsuki Deguchi appears as Fujino, Aju Makita as Kyomoto, Fuuri Nanase as Young Fujino, and Rokka Okada as Young Kyomoto. The screenplay is by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Suncoast, Monica, and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy make useful companions to Look Back, all filed under coming of age and female friendship.