"Keep your eyes on my back and you'll grow too."
Look Back
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169th of 224 in Japanese Cinema
- Out-grossed 13% of Japanese Cinema releases with reported figures ($930K).
- Momentum in the 42nd percentile.
- Audience rating 8 from 16 votes, the 55th percentile.
- Cost
- Not on record
- Took
- $930K
Not yet graded
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Fourth-grader Fujino is admired for the comics she makes for her school newspaper. Her world is upended when asked to share the space with her reclusive classmate Kyomoto, whose stunning artwork is better than anything she can make. When the girls finally meet, Fujino discovers Kyomoto has been idolizing her from afar all along. Her one-sided rivalry abates, and the two are pulled into an all-consuming love of drawing that carries them into adulthood as aspiring manga artists. The adult Fujino and Kyomoto embark on a shared journey where the joys of artistic expression collide with the unpredictability of life.
- Released
- 11 September 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Language
- Japanese
- Industry
- Japanese Cinema
Top billedAll 15 credits
- Natsuki DeguchiFujino
- Aju MakitaKyomoto
- Fuuri NanaseYoung Fujino
- Rokka OkadaYoung Kyomoto
- Masaki SudaMaeda
- Kankuro KudoTamai
Made by
- Director
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Writer
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Original Music Composer
- Yuta Bandoh
- Director of Photography
- Senzo Ueno
- Producer
- Daiju Koide
Filed under
Drama