Special Presentations
Look Back
Fujino, a young girl with complete confidence in her talent for drawing manga, and Kyomoto, a reclusive classmate whose artistic ability far surpasses her own, are brought together by their shared passion for creating manga. Adapted from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s celebrated coming-of-age manga, Look Back follows the 13-year journey of the two characters from their elementary school days onward, portraying it with remarkable sensitivity and a vivid sense of youth. A GKIDS release.
Southeast premiere
Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR
Hirokazu Koreeda
PRODUCER
Daiju Koide
WRITER
Hirokazu Koreeda
CAST
Natsuki Deguchi
Aju Makita
Furi Nanase
Rokka Okada
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Hirokazu Koreeda made his feature film directorial debut in 1995 with Maborosi, which won the Golden Osella Award at the Venice International Film Festival. Koreeda has continued to focus on family dynamics and social issues in films such as Nobody Knows; Like Father, Like Son; Our Little Sister; and the Palme d’Or-winning Shoplifters.