Look Back Might Make Your Heart Explode
- Director Hirokazu Kore-eda premiered his live-action adaptation of 'Look Back' at the 2026 Venice Film Festival, bringing Tatsuki Fujimoto's 2021 manga about young artists Fujino and Kyomoto to the screen.
- Kore-Eda initiated the project three years ago after discovering Fujimoto's work during the pandemic, finding resonance in its story of artists overcoming despair to create again.
- Casting Natsuki Deguchi and Aju Makita as the older protagonists, Kore-eda applied a 'catcher-pitcher' sensibility to guide the actors' performances and dynamic interaction.
- Reception remains mixed; critics praised the film's 'lingering poignancy' while others called the live-action adaptation 'disappointingly superficial' compared to the faithful 2024 anime.
- Known for humanist works like 'Shoplifters,' Kore-eda continues exploring family dynamics while expressing interest in eventually tackling period pieces like 'Chushingura'.
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"When I was a child, we were told that if we were only reading mangas, we would not grow up properly. Now, at the present time, the manga are spreading everywhere (...) so we can read them without anyone criticising us," testified the great master of Japanese cinema at a press conference. Hirokazu Kore-eda, Palme d'or in 2018 in Cannes with "A family affair" explained having discovered by chance this manga written by Tatsuki Fujimoto in 2021. In…
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‘Look Back’ Review: Once Past the Over- Preciousness of a Child’s World, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Manga Adaptation Becomes a Moving Tribute to Friendship
In 'Look Back,' Hirokazu Kore-eda recaptures his semi-naïve sense of wonder at life’s beauties and the joy of sharing them with those we love.
In very different registers, several feature films have already distinguished themselves during the 83rd edition of the event, which is held until Saturday 12 September.
Venice (Italy), 7 Sep (EFE).- Two girls, the shared dream of becoming manga cartoonists and, in the background, fate and its mysteries. Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda this Monday put a tender touch to the Venice Festival with ‘Look Back’, a delicate and colorful drama about the ways of life and loss. [...] La entrada Manga, friendship and broken dreams: Koreeda becomes tender in the Mostra with ‘Look Back’ was first published in HolaNews.
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