After months in Japanese theaters, the theatrical run for the LOOK BACK anime film, an adaptation of the one-shot by Tatsuki Fujimoto, seems to be winding up, with the last theatrical gift announced tonight culminating in Fujimoto and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama teaming up for a special shikishi. Alongside that news, the Tokyo International Film Festival revealed today that LOOK BACK, as well as Naoko Yamada’s The Colors Within and Kuno/Yamashita’s Ghost Cat Anzu, will be screened in the animation division of the event.The shikishi features Kyomoto drawn by director Kiyotaka Oshiyama watching on as Fujino, drawn by Fujimoto, draws manga.
Alongside the aforementioned TIFF anime films, others in the animation line-up include A Few Moments of Cheers, Kurayukaba, the world premiere of Make a Girl, Totto-chan the Movie: The Little Girl at the Window and the Japanese premiere of The Wild Robot. The Tokyo International Film Festival runs from October 28 to November 6 in theaters across Tokyo.
Kiyotaka Oshiyama (FLIP FLAPPERS) directs LOOK BACK at Studio Durian. Oshiyama also wrote the script and provided the character designs. Kiyoshi Sameshima is the art director with haruka nakamura providing the music and Avex Pictures distributing the film, which was released in Japan on June 28, 2024. The U.S. release of the film comes from GKIDS on October 4, which describes the short film as such:
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.
Based on the acclaimed manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of “Chainsaw Man”, Look Back captures the highs and lows of pursuing artistic excellence and the special bonds formed through creative collaboration. The heart-wrenching story is the stunning feature-length directorial debut from Kiyotaka Oshiyama that will leave you in tears and inspire you to chase your own artistic dreams.
Source: Comic Natalie
