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Look Back

Look Back

Manga drew them together. Life made them best friends.

20248.10h 58m

Overview

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. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.

Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Written by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Tatsuki Fujimoto
Produced by Kazuto Matsumura, Ryo Oyama, Shinya Shinozaki
Box Office0Revenue: $12.6M

Top Cast

Yuumi Kawai

Yuumi Kawai

Fujino (voice)

Mizuki Yoshida

Mizuki Yoshida

Kyomoto (voice)

Yoichiro Saito

Yoichiro Saito

Homeroom Teacher (voice)

Kota Oka

Kota Oka

Man (voice)

Kureha Maki

Kureha Maki

Fujino's Sister (voice)

Koya Yoshihashi

Koya Yoshihashi

Editor (voice)

Takeshi Miyajima

Takeshi Miyajima

Newscaster (voice)

Daisuke Takahashi

Daisuke Takahashi

Announcer (voice)

Jun Ito

Jun Ito

Teacher (voice)

Kaori Takeuchi

Kaori Takeuchi

Friend's Mother (voice)

Themes & Keywords

friendshipelementary schoolfriendsschoolbased on mangashounenanimemangakamanga artistdepressingearnesttragicakita, japan

About Look Back

Look Back is a animation, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of friendship, elementary school, friends, school, based on manga, shounen. Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, it stars Yuumi Kawai, Mizuki Yoshida, Yoichiro Saito. 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. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.

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